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Description
The colouring of this map is based on elevation, shown in the key included in the map.

All the names shown here are officially given names, and the crater names shown are limited to the largest craters as well as a few selected prominent craters. The features labelled in blue are known as albedo features , and were the first names given to Mercury's surface as it was viewed from Earth based telescopes in the early 1900s. However once satellites were sent to map Mercury in detail, these names didn't appear to match any particular surface features. Since the names remain in official nomenclature, for this map I have arranged them in positions which roughly match the early maps of Mercury.

Description
The colouring of this map is based on elevation, shown in the key included in the map.

All the names shown here are officially given names, and the crater names shown are limited to the largest craters as well as a few selected prominent craters. The features labelled in blue are known as albedo features , and were the first names given to Mercury's surface as it was viewed from Earth based telescopes in the early 1900s. However once satellites were sent to map Mercury in detail, these names didn't appear to match any particular surface features. Since the names remain in official nomenclature, for this map I have arranged them in positions which roughly match the early maps of Mercury.