Copernicus (lunar crater)
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This article is about the crater on the Moon. For the crater on Mars, see Copernicus (Martian crater).
Copernicus is a lunar impact crater located in eastern Oceanus Procellarum. It was named after the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.[1] 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.[2]
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Coordinates | 9.62°N 20.08°W / 9.62; -20.08 |
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Diameter | 93 km |
Depth | 3.8 km |
Colongitude | 20° at sunrise |
Eponym | Nicolaus Copernicus |
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