Crater Copernicus on the Moon
In a change of venue from peering at the distant universe, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken a look at Earth's closest neighbor in space, the Moon. Hubble was aimed at one of the Moon's most dramatic and photogenic targets, the 58 mile-wide (93 km) impact crater Copernicus.
Credit:About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | Crater Copernicus, Moon |
|---|---|
| Type: | Solar System : Planet : Satellite : Feature : Surface |
| Category: | Solar System |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
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| Optical |
Hubble Space Telescope
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Notes: The image of the full moon was captured by the ground-based Lick Observatory.