Space / 1998-06-03
Limb of Copernicus Impact Crater
NASA's image library records Limb of Copernicus Impact Crater.
Copernicus is 93 km wide and is located within the Mare Imbrium Basin, northern nearside of the Moon 10 degrees N., 20 degrees W.. This image from NASA's Lunar Orbiter shows crater floor, floor mounds, rim, and rayed ejecta. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00094
A CLOSER LOOK
Copernicus is 93 km wide and is located within the Mare Imbrium Basin, northern nearside of the Moon 10 degrees N., 20 degrees W.. This image from NASA's Lunar Orbiter shows crater floor, floor mounds, rim, and rayed ejecta. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00094
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