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Moon: Copernicus crater

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: a-lun03-17103

Image Size 300 DPI: 24 * 24 cm

An oblique view of the large crater Copernicus on the lunar nearside, as photographed from the Apollo 17 spacecraft in lunar orbit. This view is looking generally southwest toward the crater on the horizon. The coordinates of the center of Copernicus are approximately 20 degrees west longitude and 9.5 degrees north latitude.

Keywords for this photo:

1972 - APOLLO - APOLLO 17 - ASTRONOMY - BLACK AND WHITE - COPERNICUS - CRATER - IMPACT CRATER - LIMB - MOON - SATELLITE -