Photographs of Mercury

The largest crater in this scene, located in the upper left portion of the image, is Belinskij, named for the 19th century Russian literary critic and journalist Vissarion Grigoryevich Belinskij. Date acquired: May 23, 2011.
NASA / Johns Hopkins Univ. Applied Physics Laboratory / Carnegie Institution of Washington

Craters of Darkness
The largest crater here, located in the upper left portion of the image, is Belinskij, named for the 19th century Russian literary critic and journalist Vissarion Grigoryevich Belinskij. Date acquired: May 23, 2011.

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