Media Information
 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
Crater Copernicus
Explanation:
One of the more prominent craters [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] on the Moon [ http://www.nineplan…] is named Copernicus [ http://www-groups.d…]. Copernicus [ http://cass.jsc.nas…] is a large young crater visible with binoculars slightly northwest of the center of the Moon's Earth-facing hemisphere [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. Copernicus [ http://www.hawastso…] is distinguished by its size and by the many bright rays pointing out from it. Although Copernicus [ http://www.mhhe.com…] is relatively young for a lunar crater, it was formed nearly a billion years ago by a colossal impact [ http://cass.jsc.nas…]. The center of Copernicus [ http://cass.jsc.nas…A17_Photography_metr ic.html#Copernicus ] is about 93 kilometers across. The above picture [ http://cass.jsc.nas…] was taken in 1972 by the last human mission to the moon: Apollo 17 [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. The prospects for a return have been boosted recently with increased evidence of ice deposits [ http://nssdc.gsfc.n…] near the lunar poles [ http://science.nasa…].
Credit and Copyright:
Apollo 17 Crew [ http://www.ksc.nasa…], NASA [ http://www.nasa.gov/]
keyword:
Moon
keyword:
crater
keyword:
Copernicus
facet_when:
1972
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Moon
facet_what:
Crater
facet_what:
Apollo 17
facet_what:
crater
facet_when_year:
1972
original url:
http://antwrp.gsfc.…
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap010513

Crater Copernicus
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