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Oskison (crater)
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The crater Oskison is located in the far northern hemisphere of Mercury, in the plains north of Caloris basin
. Oskison is a distinctive crater with a large central peak that exposes material excavated from depth. Many chains of secondary crater
s are visible radiating from Oskison outward onto the surrounding smooth plains.
Caloris Basin
The Caloris Basin, also called Caloris Planitia, is a large impact crater on Mercury about in diameter, one of the largest impact basins in the solar system. Caloris is Latin for heat and the basin is so-named because the Sun is almost directly overhead every second time Mercury passes perihelion...
. Oskison is a distinctive crater with a large central peak that exposes material excavated from depth. Many chains of secondary crater
Secondary crater
Secondary craters are impact craters formed by the ejecta that was thrown out of a larger crater. They sometimes form radial crater chains.-External links:*...
s are visible radiating from Oskison outward onto the surrounding smooth plains.