Copernicus

by 1stEverPentax

Lunar impact crater Copernicus is in the centre of the image. Crater is about 56 miles diameter and has a maximum height difference of about 12600' from floor of crater to top of crater rim.

In the 12'o Clock position about 1" (on display) from Copernicus is another crater...Eratosthenes which has a diameter of about 37 miles and crater floor-rim height of about 12300'.

This crater sits at the southern tip of the Appenines mountain range.

Travelling towards the 10 o'clock position for about an inch onscreen from Eratosthenes, we come to a smaller but deep crater...Timocharis, about 21 miles diameter and 9400' height .

North North east of Timocharis are 3 craters in a triangular arrangement...one larger and two smaller above. The larger shallower crater is Archimedes which is about 50 miles across but only 6800' height.
the smaller of the two other craters is Autolycus whilst the larger of the pair is Aristillus which has a height of about 10500'.

Finally, close to the top left of the surface is a large shallow crater in the 10 0'clock position from Aristillus...this is Plato which is about 60 miles across but only about 8000' deep.

Hope you enjoyed the tour.

It's not just older folk who have craters named after them...Michael Jackson identifies a small crater a few hundred miles to the right hand side of this image.

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Uploaded23/06/2018 - 15:39
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go4IT
Posted 23/06/2018 - 21:45 Link
Thanks for the information, which was all new to me. Nice shot too.
1stEverPentax
Posted 23/06/2018 - 21:47 Link
Thanks...the info was 'new' to me also until I got my Moon map out to see what was what.

Karlo

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