Copernicus (lunar crater)
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copernicus-lunar-crater-266-658916
title:
Copernicus (lunar crater)
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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.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Prominent depression on the Moon
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copernicus_(lunar_crater)
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date modified:
2024-04-25T07:27:07Z
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13
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