Figure 36.9 Mercury and our Moon.

Mercury (left) and Earth's Moon (right) are shown here at the same scale. Both the Moon and Mercury have heavily cratered surfaces and virtually no atmosphere. Mercury, however, has broad plains separating many craters, whereas lunar craters are densely packed, with one overlapping the next. (NASA/Licks Observatory)

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