Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Fresh Copernican Crater on the Moon

A key part of the LROC science investigation is the imaging and analysis of fresh, Copernican-aged craters (craters younger than 1.1 billion years), like this small (6-km diameter) example at the edge of Oceanus Procellarum, west of Balboa crater.
The LROC team has seen a variety of landforms related to these important lunar features. For example, [...]



Full story at http://spacefellowship.com/2009/12/23/fresh-copernican-crater-on-the-moon/

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