Lunar craters
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Lunar craters are impact craters on Earth's Moon. The Moon's surface has many craters, all of which were formed by impacts. The International Astronomical Union currently recognizes 9,137 craters, of
Side view of the crater Moltke taken from Apollo 10.
Lunar craters as captured through the backyard telescope of an amateur astronomer, partially illuminated by the sun on a waning crescent moon.
Full Moon 2010
Tycho (lunar crater)
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Tycho is a prominent lunar impact crater located in the southern lunar highlands, named after the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. It is around 108 million years old. It is one of the Moon's brightest c
Lunar craters
…Triesnecker. TYC — these are larger than 50 km, with terraced inner walls and relatively flat floors. They frequently have large central peak formations. Tycho is the archetype for this class. Beyond a couple of hundred kilometers in diameter, the central peak of the TYC class disappear and they are classed…
The large ray system centered on Tycho Crater
Panoramic view of the lunar surface taken by Surveyor 7, which landed around 29 km (18 mi) from the rim of Tycho Crater
March 2007 lunar eclipse. The advancing shadow of Earth brings out detail on the lunar surface. The huge ray system emanating from Tycho is shown as the dominant feature on the southern hemisphere.
Central peak complex of Tycho Crater, taken at sunrise by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2011