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	Caloris Basin -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The crater is surrounded by a ring of (A land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill) mountains, ~2km in (The vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top) height.
		Caloris was likely created by the impact of an object 100+km in diameter; this impact is believed to have penetrated the (The outer layer of the Earth) crust.
		This area is covered with (A local and well-defined elevation of the land) hills, some of which are 1800m in height.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/caloris_basin.htm (117 words)

	Mercury
		A basin was defined by Hartmann and Kuiper (1962) as a "large circular depression with distinctive concentric rings and radial lineaments." Others consider any crater larger than 200 kilometers a basin.
		The Caloris basin is 1,300 kilometers in diameter, and was probably caused by a projectile larger than 100 kilometers in size.
		The shock wave produced by the Caloris impact was reflected and focused to this antipodal point, thus jumbling the crust and breaking it into a series of complex blocks.
	www.iki.rssi.ru /solar/eng/mercury.htm (2060 words)

	MESSENGER: Surface
		This is a multi-ringed (resembling a bull's-eye) impact basin 1,340 km across - almost 1⁄4 of the full diameter of the planet.
		Caloris is thought to have been produced when a very large asteroid collided with the planet about 4 billion years ago.
		The Caloris Basin is so large that it would engulf the entire state of Texas.
	btc.montana.edu /MESSENGER/elusive_planet/surface.htm (405 words)

	APOD: January 20, 1996 - Mercury's Caloris Basin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Mercury is the Caloris Basin, which resulted from a collision with an asteroid.
		The basin, which is more that 1000 kilometers across, is visible as the large circular feature at the bottom of the above photograph.
		The Caloris Basin gets very hot because it is near the "sub-solar point" - the point on Mercury's surface that is directly under the Sun when Mercury is closest to the Sun.
	antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov /apod/ap960120.html (131 words)

	Calorie Burner
		The food calorie is sometimes capitalized as Calorie to distinguish it from the chemistry calorie; however, this capitalization is rarely observed in practice.
		However, in chemistry calories have been deprecated as a scientific unit of measure in favour of joules, and therefore in common modern usage the word "calorie" usually refers to a food calorie.
		Caloris was likely created by the impact of an object 100 kilometers or more in diameter; this impact is believed to have penetrated the crust into the planet's mantle.
	www.awonky.com /pages2/14/calorie-burner.html (973 words)

	WTP: Mercury: Caloris Basin
		Seen here is part of the enormous Caloris Basin, which is thought to be similar to the large circular basins found on the moon.
		Probably formed by a giant impact early in Mercury's history, this basin was subsequently filled by lava flows.
		The nature of the wrinkle ridges on its floor is arguable: some scientists claim tectonics while others suggest they are due to volcanic flows escaping from fractures.
	pds.jpl.nasa.gov /planets/captions/mercury/merccal.htm (69 words)

	Virtual Solar System @ nationalgeographic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Mercury's largest known landform, Caloris Basin, is near the point on the planet that comes closest to the sun.
		Caloris Basin was formed when an asteroid-like object slammed into Mercury.
		The basin is 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) wide, with a smooth plain on its floor.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /solarsystem/planets/mercury_caloris.html (122 words)

	Caloris Basin
		This mosaic shows the Caloris Basin (located half-way in shadow on the morning terminator).
		Caloris is Latin for heat and the basin is named this because it is near the subsolar point (the point closest to the sun) when Mercury is at aphelion.
		Caloris basin is 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) in diameter and is the largest know structure on Mercury.
	www.solarviews.com /cap/merc/caloris.htm (130 words)

	topo
		The basin associated with the lineations in the Discovery quadrangle is unknown, but it may be found in the darkened hemisphere that was hidden from Mariner 10's cameras.
		In all three cases, the regions are antipodal to the youngest large basins (Imbrium and Orientale on the Moon and Caloris on Mercury).
		It produced the mountainous ring Caloris Montes and the basin Caloris Planitia, as well as the ejecta deposits and sculpturing of the older heavily cratered surface that can be traced more than 1000 km from the ring of mountains.
	history.nasa.gov /SP-423/topo.htm (2302 words)

	Mercury Transit 2003
		Exactly opposite the Caloris Basin they produced a strange-looking region that was first described as the "weird" terrain with a chaotic mix of hills and fractures.
		The Caloris Basin gets very hot because it is near the ("sub-solar") point on Mercury's surface that faces the Sun when the planet is closest to the Sun.
		The impact craters and basins which can still be seen today reflect the last phases when Mercury still "collected" material from the outside.
	www.vt-2004.org /mt-2003/mt-mercury-history.html (835 words)

	Basin and surrounding region (from Mercury) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Mercury's Caloris impact basin, as seen in a mosaic of images captured by Mariner 10 during its …
		The ramparts of the Caloris impact basin span a diameter exceeding 1,300 km (800 miles).
		Its interior is occupied by smooth plains that are extensively ridged and fractured in a crudely radial and concentric pattern.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-241985 (927 words)

	GEO_PLATE_P-4.HTML
		It is obvious that the ridges criss-crossing Caloris Planitia are at least grossly similar to the mare ridges, raising the obvious question of whether the Mercurian plains are in fact maria and presumably lava flows.
		The Orientale Basin (Figure P-4.1) has long been recognized as a younger and better-preserved version of the Imbrium Basin and, by implication, is therefore an immense impact crater.
		The discussion of the Caloris Basin has concentrated on similarities between Mercury and the Moon, but it is stressed that Mercury is internally quite different.
	geoinfo.amu.edu.pl /wpk/geos/GEO_10/GEO_PLATE_P-4.HTML (860 words)

	Mercury: Caloris Basin and Victoria Scarp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Mariner 10 found a huge impact feature on the surface of Mercury, which was named the Caloris Basin.
		Since this feature is directly opposite the Caloris impact point, it is surmised that they are caused by propagating seismic waves from the impact.
		On its three flybys of Mercury, the Mariner 10 spacecraft photographed a remarkable long, high ridge in the northern hemisphere of the planet.
	hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu /hbase/solar/mercury2.html (213 words)

	Exploring The Planets - Mercury (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This is the largest feature yet observed on Mercury and was produced by the impact of a large meteoroid.
		The waves converged at the surface opposite Caloris and shook the region violently.
		irectly opposite the Caloris basin is this jumbled landscape called "weird terrain" that may have been formed by shock waves from the impact that produced the basin.
	www.hrw.com /science/si-science/physical/astronomy/ss/mercury/merc_surface.html (337 words)

	jolt.co.uk public forums - Fields of Fire and Ice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The basin was a massive affair, and his complexes were sprawled across it, little concern being given to conservation of room.
		He had hoped that the Basin would be allowed to be a peaceful research center, however his sponcers back on Earth had warned him that people might wish to take all he had worked for away.
		He would have prefered the canisters to have been sent to the basin where it was safer, but it was currently facing the wrong way and there were far too many domes for a safe landing.
	forums2.jolt.co.uk /showthread.php?t=318301 (3303 words)

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		The Caloris Basin from a Mariner 10 mosaic from 1975mar16 on its 3rd and final flyby.
		The region is antipodal to the Caloris Basin.
		It is thought that seismic waves generated by the Caloris Basin impactor were focussed at the antipodal point and created the WEIRD TERRAIN.
	www.physics.unlv.edu /~jeffery/astro/mercury/mercury.html (632 words)

	Exploring The Planets - Mercury - The Surface of Mercury
		This is one of the largest impact basins in the solar system and the largest feature yet observed on Mercury.
		The Caloris Basin is 1300 kilometers (810 miles) in diameter.
		Only half of the basin was imaged by Mariner 10, the other half was hidden by darkness.
	www.nasm.si.edu /ceps/etp/mercury/merc_surface.html (385 words)

	index3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On Mercury their is a crator about 1300 km in diamiter and it is called The Caloris Basin.
		It is similer to the large basins (maria) on the moon.
		On Jupiter's moon, Callisto, the Valhalla region has basin's with concentric rings similar to the ones found on the Caloris Basin.
	www.kirkwood.k12.mo.us /parent_student/ke/haymanm/webpages/alexmercury/index3.htm (123 words)

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		Occurs in annulus around Caloris Basin and also inside other apparently low, roughly circular areas, some of which are basins.
		Interpretation: May be ejecta from c2 and pre-Caloris c3 basins and large craters pi INTERCRATER PLAINS MATERIALÑForms extensive rolling terrain between large c1 and c2 craters, especially to the east.
		Interpretation: possibly ejecta from Caloris or from older craters and basins BASIN MATERIALS CALORIS GROUP cm Caloris Montes FormationÑConsists of numerous rectilinear massifs as high as several kilometers that may be as much as 30 to 50 km across.
	astrogeology.usgs.gov /Projects/PlanetaryMapping/DIGGEOL/mercury/h3/h3txt.doc (995 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		(Another good example of a basin showing concentric rings is the Valhalla region on Jupiter's moon Callisto.) The seismic waves produced from the Caloris impact focused onto the other side of the planet and produced a region of chaotic terrain.
		(Copyright Calvin J. Hamilton; FDS 27216, 27217, 27224, 27225) Caloris Basin This mosaic shows the Caloris Basin (located half-way in shadow on the morning terminator).
		(Copyright Calvin J. Hamilton; FDS 188-199) Caloris Basin Floor This image is a high resolution view of the Caloris Basin shown in the previous image.
	everyschool.org /u/westlake/scottg/mercury6.txt (2280 words)

	Cryptic Conspiracies - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		One of the largest features on Mercury's surface is the Caloris Basin (right); it is about 1300 km in diameter.
		It is thought to be similar to the large basins (maria) on the Moon.
		basins, it was probably caused by a very large impact early in the history of the solar system.
	crypticconspiracies.com /modules.php?name=Encyclopedia&op=content&tid=119 (1372 words)

	Planets: Surface of Mercury
		Mercury's Caloris Basin is a 1,300 kilometer wide crater, which was created around 3.6 billion years ago as the result of an asteroid impact.
		When a space rock formed the Caloris Basin on Mercury, it was still in an infancy stage.
		The Caloris Montes surround the Caloris Basin, but beyond, the surface is covered in rock and lava-flooded plains.
	www.spacehike.com /mercury.html (633 words)

	The Caloris Basin
		The Caloris Basin is the largest feature on the surface of Mercury.
		This crater was formed by the impact of a large meteorite in the early formation of the solar system.
		On the other side of the planet, directly across from the basin, is a region initially described as the "weird" terrain, where a chaotic mix of hills and fractures is present.
	www.windows.ucar.edu /tour/link=/mercury/Interior_Surface/Surface/Caloris_Basin.html&edu=elem (186 words)

	Astronomy Web 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A Mariner 10 mosaic image of the sunlit portion of the Caloris Basin.
		This multi-ring feature spans 1.34 million meters, and its rim is marked by rough mountainous blocks that rise up to 1,000 meters above the surrounding terrain.
		The collision resulted in a flat basin floor (left); it has been subsequently marked by smaller craters.
	ase.tufts.edu /astroweb/view_pic.asp?id=413 (56 words)

	Researcher's Description
		The basin is marked by a large concentric ring stretching from the top to the bottom of the image on the left side and by ridges and fractures on its floor.
		These are large basins caused by the impact of giant meteoroids billions of years ago.
		Millions of years after the basins were formed, dark lavas flooded up through cracks in the crust, filling the low-lying basins and producing the appearance we see today.
	www.nasm.si.edu /research/ceps/siimages/research.html (2222 words)

	Caloris Basin - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Caloris Basin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Caloris Basin - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Caloris Basin.
		Here you will find more informations about Caloris Basin.
		The orginal Caloris Basin article can be editet
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Caloris-Basin.html (188 words)

	Mercury (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Other areas of the planet have smooth plains indicating that they are younger in age due to the lack of presence of any significant crater impacts.
		The largest impact basin on Mercury, Caloris, is about 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) across and is surrounded by mountains that rise to heights of about 1.2 miles (2 kilometers).
		On the opposite side of the planet from Caloris is an area of hilly, terrain that probably resulted from the seismic waves caused by the same impact.
	facweb.stvincent.edu /Academics/Physics/ph153/student_work/SKandala/WebPage.html (865 words)

	Pluto Module 8
		Large multiring basins are seen on both Mercury and the Moon.
		Within the 1300 km diameter basin can be seen many smaller craters, indicating a relative age relationship of the older Caloris Basin compared to the younger craters on top of it.
		The SW-NE trending scarp, which may have been formed by compressional stresses, is radial to the Caloris Basin, to the southwest (North is up).
	wapi.isu.edu /Geo_Pgt/Mod08_Mercury/mod8.htm (1497 words)

	The Caloris Basin
		The basin is thought to have been formed by an impact in the history of Mercury and was then filled by lava flows.
		The basin has wrinkled ridges on its floor whose formation can be explained in two ways.
		Some say the ridges where formed by tectonics while others say it is because of the lava flows escaping from fractures in the basin.
	www.personal.psu.edu /users/p/a/pan138/astro10/CalorisBasin.html (108 words)

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