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Coloris Basin on Mercury indicates hollow planet structure

Coloris Basin on Mercury

The floor of the Coloris Basin on Mercury is convex, following normal planetary curvature. Here, the 'crater rim' indicates a diameter of 1300 km. As is normal with impact craters of this size, concentric rings are seen within the 'crater rim'. This structure can only occur from a rebounding crust on a hollow planet.

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