The location of Copernicus on the moon
Copernicus is one of the most famous crash craters on the Moon, named after Nicolaas Copernicus. The crater is located at coordinates 10 ° N, 20 ° W on the southern edge of Mare Imbrium.
Copernicus has a diameter of 93 km and a depth of 3700 meters. The central mountain complex consists of several mountains and is 700 meters high. At full moon the crater falls through its bright rays that can be seen even with the naked eye. The bright rays run to a distance of 400 km.
Copernicus is, geologically, a recent impact crater. Using materials collected during the Apollo 12 mission, age was determined to be 0.8 to 1 million years.
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