The Caloris Basin, created by a massive ancient collision, is one of the defining geological features of Mercury. The European-Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft, which has been studying Mercury ...

Among Mercury’s most iconic features is the Caloris Basin, the planet’s largest and most prominent impact crater, spanning over 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) in diameter. One image from the ...

Despite Mercury being about 39% as far from the ... Dominating the bottom left is the massive Caloris basin, spanning 1,500 km, surrounded by radiating troughs from its ancient impact.

Captured by M-CAM-1, this image shows the huge Caloris Basin, as well as possible lava flows. Credit: ESA / JAXA This will be the last time the M-CAMs get a peek at Mercury, reports the ESA.

We've seen BepiColombo images of Mercury before, but this new set brings ... (and one of the largest in the solar system), the Caloris basin. The place spans a distance of 932 miles (1,500 km ...

Other large craters include the Caloris Basin, Hokusai, Shakespeare and Vivaldi ... The spacecraft will continue its journey toward Mercury’s orbit, where it will study the planet's surface ...

The towering Caloris basin also makes a striking appearance. Spanning more than 900 miles, it is the largest known impact site on Mercury. Lines stretching away from the basin mark the impact’s ...