Checked content

File:Mercury weird terrain.jpg

Mercury_weird_terrain.jpg ‎(400 × 368 pixels, file size: 61 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Description
English: Source: http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/captions/mercury/mercter.htm (subsequently cropped)

Also appears at the NASA Planetary Photojournal: http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02445

extract from the image's caption:

Weird terrain best describes this hilly, lineated region of Mercury. Scientists note that this area is at the antipodal point to the large Caloris basin. The shock wave produced by the Caloris impact may have been reflected and focused to the antipodal point, thus jumbling the crust and breaking it into a series of complex blocks. The area covered is about 800 km (497 mi) on a side.
Date 23 March 2007 (original upload date)
Source Transferred from en.wikipedia
Author Original uploader was Deuar at en.wikipedia
Permission
( Reusing this file)

PD-USGOV-NASA.

Licensing

Public domain This file is in the public domain because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.)
NASA logo.svg
Dialog-warning.svg
 Warnings:
  • Use of NASA logos, insignia and emblems are restricted per US law 14 CFR 1221.
  • The NASA website hosts a large number of images from the Soviet/ Russian space agency, and other non-American space agencies. These are not necessarily in the public domain.
  • Materials based on Hubble Space Telescope data may be copyrighted if they are not explicitly produced by the STScI. See also {{ PD-Hubble}} and {{ Cc-Hubble}}.
  • The SOHO (ESA & NASA) joint project implies that all materials created by its probe are copyrighted and require permission for commercial non-educational use.
  • Images featured on the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) web site may be copyrighted.
The following pages on Schools Wikipedia link to this image (list may be incomplete):

More information

Through Schools Wikipedia, SOS Children's Villages has brought learning to children around the world. Thanks to SOS Childrens Villages, 62,000 children are enjoying a happy childhood, with a healthy, prosperous future ahead of them. Sponsoring a child is a great way to help children who need your support.