[DOC] [TLE] The Caloris Basin, Largest Crater on Surface of Mercury - Windows ... [PAR] The Caloris Basin is closest to the sun when Mercury is at the closest point in its 
... A wide variety of craters ranging in size from 100 meters to 1300 km across can 
... The surface of Mercury has numerous interesting features, including a variety 
of craters, ... The surface of the planet is covered with craters, like the Moon, but... [DOC] [TLE] Planet Mercury: Facts About the Planet Closest to the Sun - Space.com [PAR] Nov 4, 2014 ... Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. ... Known as the Caloris Basin, this crater 
could hold the entire state of Texas. ... But Mercury takes 59 days to rotate and is 
so small  just roughly one-third Earth's size  that its core... [DOC] [TLE] Geology of Mercury - Wikipedia [PAR] The geology of Mercury is the least understood of all the terrestrial planets in the 
Solar System. This stems largely from Mercury's proximity to the Sun which 
makes reaching ... Mercury's surface is dominated by impact craters, basaltic rock 
and smooth plains, .... Non-crater surface features are given the following names:
. [DOC] [TLE] Inter-crater plains on Mercury - Wikipedia [PAR] Inter-crater plains on Mercury are a land-form consisting of plains between 
craters on Mercury. Inter-crater plains and heavily cratered terrain typical of much 
of Mercury outside the area affected by the formation of the Caloris Basin. ... This 
combination of surface features has been called "inter-crater plains" by the 
Mariner 10... [DOC] [TLE] Caloris Planitia - Wikipedia [PAR] Caloris Planitia is a plain within a large impact basin on Mercury, informally 
named Caloris, about 1,550 km (960 mi) in diameter. It is one of the largest 
impact basins in the Solar System. "Calor" is Latin for "heat" and the basin is so-
named because the Sun is ... The crater, discovered in 1974, is surrounded by a 
ring of mountains... [DOC] [TLE] All About Planet Mercury for Kids  Closest to the Sun  [PAR] All About Planet Mercury for Kids  Closest to the Sun ... Mercury is extremely 
difficult to observe from Earth because of its small size and proximity to the Sun. 
... One of the largest craters is referred to as the Caloris Basin, which stretches 
over 900 miles in ... Mercury also features unusual formations called tidal bulges. [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 8: The Terrestrial Planets - Astronomy [PAR] Features on Mercury are hard to discern from Earth because Mercury is small ... A 
large bulls-eye impact crater called Caloris Basin (the size of Texas) is visible in 
.... Venus' high surface temperature (due to it being closer to the Sun) did not... [DOC] [TLE] Elliptical Crater on Mercury | NASA [PAR] The brightness of the rays indicate that they are relatively young features on ... 
The MESSENGER spacecraft is the first ever to orbit the planet Mercury, and the 
... by MESSENGER, which found the planet closest to the sun was shrinking. ..... 
Of Interest: In this perspective view, we look northwest over the Caloris Basin,... [DOC] [TLE] Mercury - Views of the Solar System [PAR] It is the closest planet to the Sun, and second smallest planet in the solar system. 
... The largest crater on Mercury is the Caloris basin. .... The image shows 
features as small as 400 meters (0.25 miles) in size and is about 370 kilometers (
230... [DOC] [TLE] Mercury - NASA [PAR] Ice may even exist in craters. ... If the sun were as tall as a typical front door, Earth 
would be the size of a nickel and ... It is the closest planet to the sun at a distance 
of about 58 million km (36 ... Mercury's Caloris Basin, a massive impact crater. ... 
on the surface of Mercury other than impact features, such as craters and pits. [DOC] [TLE] Mercury (Planet) - body, used, water, Earth, form, system, surface ... [PAR] Mercury, the closest object to the Sun, is a

Question: This planet closest to the sun features a crater, the Caloris basin, which is about the size of Texas
Answer: Mercury