Vern’s Weblog

Lunar crater Copernicus is one of the most prominent craters on the moon. It is 93 kilometers (57.8 miles) wide. It has distinctive terraced walls and three central peaks which rise over a kilometer above the crater floor.

Across the upper left of the image (north) are the Carpathian mountains which at the southern end of Mare Imbrium. Crater Gay-Lussac appears as a horseshoe shaped crater in the north. Crater Hortensius is to the left of Copernicus. Crater Fouth is part of the double crater shape below Copernicus.

Video images taken 9:35 pm MDT Friday, April 27, 2007 from Louisville, CO with Phillips 840K webcam and Celestron Nexstar11 telescope at Cassegrain focus. Transparency was very good with a few high thin clouds. Temperature was 68°F, no wind, and good turbulence (6/10) overall. Occasionally the turbulence was exceptional (8/10) but only for few moments.

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