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Mercury's surface resembles that of Earth's moon, scarred by many impact craters resulting from collisions with meteoroids and comets. These young craters, the largest of which is about 60 miles (100 kilometers) in diameter, have central peaks, flat floors, terraced walls, and surrounding fields of secondary craters. Photograph courtesy NASA/JPL/Northwestern University