Copernicus (lunar crater)
Copernicus is a lunar impact crater located in eastern Oceanus Procellarum. It was named after the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. It typifies craters that formed during the Copernican period in that it has a prominent ray system. It may have been created by debris from the breakup of the parent body of asteroid 495 Eulalia 800 million years ago.
Mosaic of Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter images (rotate display if a crater illusion is seen due to the atypical position of the light source). | |
| Coordinates | 9.62°N 20.08°W |
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| Diameter | 93 km |
| Depth | 3.8 km |
| Colongitude | 20° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Nicolaus Copernicus |
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