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| + | * Only planet in the inner solar system besides earth to have a magnetosphere | ||
| + | ==Surface Structures== | ||
| + | ===Caloris Basin=== | ||
* One of the largest impact craters in the solar system | * One of the largest impact craters in the solar system | ||
* At the exact antipode of the basin is an area called the Chaotic Terrain, formed by seismic waves from the impact | * At the exact antipode of the basin is an area called the Chaotic Terrain, formed by seismic waves from the impact | ||
| + | ==Temperature== | ||
| + | * −183 °C to 427 °C | ||
Latest revision as of 16:20, 21 August 2011
Physical Characteristics
Magnetosphere
- Only planet in the inner solar system besides earth to have a magnetosphere
Surface Structures
Caloris Basin
- One of the largest impact craters in the solar system
- At the exact antipode of the basin is an area called the Chaotic Terrain, formed by seismic waves from the impact
Temperature
- −183 °C to 427 °C