[SunkenCiv]

This is a shot of the Degas crater on Mercury. Note: I dropped the all-caps "MESSENGER" in the title.

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[bigheadfred]

here's a nice one that shows the ejecta pattern better

[TheOldLady]

That looks like a relatively recent impact. The two that are near it have already been covered by regolith.

I agree with you Fred. It’s odd that the crater is a third out of the frame. Hmmm... that must be the location of the aliens’ star base.