Raditladi (crater)

Raditladi
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Mosaic of MESSENGER images
Feature typePeak-ring impact basin
LocationRaditladi quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates27°09′N 240°56′W / 27.15°N 240.94°W / 27.15; -240.94
Diameter258 km (160 mi)
EponymLeetile Disang Raditladi[1]

Raditladi is a large impact crater on Mercury with a diameter of 263 km.[2] Inside its peak ring there is a system of concentric extensional troughs (graben), which are rare surface features on Mercury. The floor of Raditladi is partially covered by relatively light smooth plains, which are thought to be a product of the effusive volcanism. The troughs may also have resulted from volcanic processes under the floor of Raditladi. The basin is relatively young, probably younger than one billion years, with only a few small impact craters on its floor and with well-preserved basin walls and peak-ring structure.[3] It is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.[4]

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  4. ^ Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.