47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016) 2119.pdf MERGING OF NEW 1:3M MERCURY GEOLOGIC MAPS AT NORTHERN MID-LATITUDES: STATUS REPORT. V. Galluzzi1, L. Guzzetta1, P. Mancinelli2, L. Giacomini3, L. Ferranti4, M. Massironi3, P. Palumbo1,5, C. Pauselli2 and D. A. Rothery6, 1INAF, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Rome IT (
[email protected]), 2Dipartimento di Fisica e Geologia, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia IT, 3Dipartimento di Geoscienze, Università degli Studi di Padova, Padua IT, 4DiSTAR, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, Naples IT, 5Dipartimento di Scienze e Teconologie, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Parthenope”, Naples IT, 6Department of Physical Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes UK. Introduction: Planetary geological mapping is key ping based on Mariner 10 images at 1:5M scale [11], to understanding planetary surface processes, dynamics covered only ~40% of the area. and age correlations. After the end of Mariner 10 mis- H03 - Shakespeare quadrangle. This quadrangle sion a 1:5M geologic map of seven of the fifteen quad- (180°E – 270°E; 22.5°N – 65°N) is almost totally cov- rangles of Mercury [1], [2] (and references therein) ered by the previous 1:5M geologic map by [12]. Cur- was produced. MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, rently, it is being mapped [13] on the same basis as the Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging) mis- work done for H02. It encompasses the eastern part of sion filled the gap by imaging 100% of the planet with the Caloris Basin and so includes all the units related to a frame resolution up to 8 mpp (meters per pixel) at the the Caloris impact event and subsequent volcanism.