Lroc : Copernicus Crater - Narrow angle camera mosaic

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

 

Diameter: 93 km

Depth: 3.8 km

Colongitude: 20

Eponym: Nicolaus Copernicus

 

 

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