Crater Copernicus on the Moon
Hubble's crisp bird's-eye view clearly shows the ray pattern of bright dust ejected out of the crater over one billion years ago, when an asteroid larger than a mile across slammed into the Moon. Hubble can resolve features as small as 600 feet across in the terraced walls of the crater, and the hummock-like blanket of material blasted out by the meteor impact.
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Name: | Crater Copernicus, Moon |
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Type: | Solar System : Planet : Satellite : Feature : Surface |
Category: | Solar System |
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Hubble Space Telescope
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