Carolyn Ernst2011
MESSENGER reveals bright, shallow and irregular depressions on Mercury that the science team names hollows.
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MESSENGER reveals bright, shallow and irregular depressions on Mercury that the science team names hollows.
High-resolution MESSENGER observations reveal additional hollows and show that these bright depressions occur in many geological settings.
Detailed MESSENGER imagery of Zeami basin shows extensive fields of Mercury's distinctive bright hollows.
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