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NASA
Explanation:
One of the more prominent
craters on the
Moon is named
Copernicus.
Copernicus is a large young crater visible with binoculars slightly northwest
of the center of the
Moon's Earth-facing hemisphere.
Copernicus is distinguished by its size and by the
many bright rays pointing out from it.
Although Copernicus is relatively young for a lunar crater,
it was formed nearly a billion years ago by a colossal impact. The center of Copernicus is about 93 kilometers across.
The above picture was taken in 1972 by the
last human mission to the moon:
Apollo 17.
The prospects for a return have been boosted recently with
increased evidence of
ice deposits near the
lunar poles.
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