Mercury/Lobate Scarps

High cliffs on Mercury. Areas where one block of the planet's crust has been thrust over another, in what appears to be planet-wide contraction.

Scarps Photographed (Aug 2010)

 * http://www.space.com/8980-incredible-shrinking-moon-revealed-photos.html

Messenger Orbit Previews (Mar 2011)

 * http://www.space.com/11097-nasa-mercury-messenger-mission-orbit.html