page_title: Navoi (crater)
hierarchical_section_title: Navoi (crater)
caption_attribution_description: English: Date acquired: October 12, 2014 Image Mission Elapsed Time (MET): 55468134, 55468126, 55468130 Image ID: 7233114, 7233112, 7233113 Instrument: Wide Angle Camera (WAC) of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS) WAC filters: 9, 7, 6 (996, 748, 433 nanometers) in red, green, and blue Center Latitude: 59.24° Center Longitude: 159.4° E Resolution: 103 meters/pixel Scale: Navoi crater has a diameter of 69 kilometers (43 miles) Incidence Angle: 62.5° Emission Angle: 0.1° Phase Angle: 62.5° Of Interest: Navoi crater, located north of the large Caloris basin, shows signs of past volcanic activity. The orange tint in this image is similar to that associated with features formed by explosive volcanic events. The irregularly shaped depressions on Navoi's floor also resemble those associated with volcanic explosions, such as within Lermontov, Scarlatti, and Praxiteles. This image was acquired as part of MDIS's high-resolution 3-color imaging campaign. The map produced from this campaign complements the 8-color base map (at an average resolution of 1 km/pixel) acquired during MESSENGER's primary mission by imaging Mercury's surface in a subset of the color filters at the highest resolution possible. The three narrow-band color filters are centered at wavelengths of 430 nm, 750 nm, and 1000 nm, and image resolutions generally range from 100 to 400 meters/pixel in the northern hemisphere.
context_page_description: Navoi is a crater on Mercury. It contains uncommon reddish material that indicates a different rock composition from its surroundings. Navoi also appears to have an irregularly shaped depression in its center. Such depressions have been seen elsewhere on Mercury, including within Praxiteles crater, and may indicate past volcanic activity.
context_section_description: Navoi is a crater on Mercury. It contains uncommon reddish material that indicates a different rock composition from its surroundings. Navoi also appears to have an irregularly shaped depression in its center. Such depressions have been seen elsewhere on Mercury, including within Praxiteles crater, and may indicate past volcanic activity.
caption: MESSENGER image
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