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:

John Caldwell (York University, Ontario), Alex Storrs (STScI), and NASA/ESA

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About the Image

NASA press release

Id:	opo9914a
Type:	Collage
Release date:	16 April 1999, 06:00
Size:	3001 x 2401 px

About the Object

Name:	Crater Copernicus, Moon
Type:	Solar System : Planet : Satellite : Feature : Surface
Category:	Solar System

Image Formats

Fullsize Original

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Large JPEG

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Screensize JPEG

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Colours & filters

Band	Telescope
Optical	Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2

Notes: The image of the full moon was captured by the ground-based Lick Observatory.