Asymmetric Magnetic Anomalies Over Young Impact Craters on Mercury

Mercury's crustal magnetic field map includes anomalies that are related to impact craters. surface has a low iron abundance, but it is likely some impactors brought carriers able register the planet's was present during impact. Anomalies associated with relatively young Rustaveli and Stieglitz craters asymmetric respect crater center. We analyze location of morphologies understand whether there any correlation. investigate geological framework these two constrain overall dynamics. In both cases, correlate well melt inferred direction. Both angles were probably 40°–45°, preferential distribution downrange. Inversion dipoles suggest located downrange encompasses magnetized material, which hence responsible for detected anomalies.