Copernicus Crater on the Moon
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Copernicus Crater on the Moon is a prominent, relatively young lunar impact crater in the Moon’s eastern Oceanus Procellarum region, named in honor of the Renaissance astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Copernicus (lunar crater) | 3 |
| Copernicus Crater on the Moon canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lunar impact crater ⓘ |
| adjacentMare |
Mare Cognitum region, Oceanus Procellarum
ⓘ
surface form:
Oceanus Procellarum
|
| age | Copernican period ⓘ |
| albedo | high ⓘ |
| bestSeenAt | near full Moon ⓘ |
| centralPeakComposition | uplifted crustal material ⓘ |
| centralPeakHeight | ~1.2 km above crater floor ⓘ |
| countryOfNamingTradition | international ⓘ |
| depth | 3.8 km ⓘ |
| diameter | 93 km ⓘ |
| eponymApprovalBody | International Astronomical Union ⓘ |
| eponymApprovalYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| eponymNationality | Polish ⓘ |
| eponymOccupation | astronomer ⓘ |
| exploredBy | Lunar Orbiter missions ⓘ |
| floorAlbedo | lower than surrounding ejecta ⓘ |
| formationProcess | hypervelocity impact ⓘ |
| geologicAgeEstimate | ~800 million years ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central peaks
ⓘ
floor with hummocky terrain ⓘ radial ejecta rays ⓘ rough ejecta blanket ⓘ terraced walls ⓘ |
| hemisphere | lunar near side ⓘ |
| imagedBy |
Apollo 12
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo 12 mission
Apollo 17 ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo 17 mission
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mare Cognitum region, Oceanus Procellarum
ⓘ
surface form:
Oceanus Procellarum
|
| locatedOn | Moon ⓘ |
| lunarGeologicSystem | Copernican system ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | complex crater ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nicolaus Copernicus ⓘ |
| nearbyCrater |
Eratosthenes (lunar crater)
ⓘ
Gay-Lussac (lunar crater) ⓘ Reinhold (lunar crater) ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | Mare Insularum ⓘ |
| observationalProminence | one of the most conspicuous lunar craters ⓘ |
| quadrangle | LQ11 ⓘ |
| rayComposition | fresh highland and mare material ⓘ |
| raySystemAlbedo | high relative to surroundings ⓘ |
| raySystemDefines | start of Copernican period in lunar timescale ⓘ |
| raySystemExtent | over 800 km ⓘ |
| raySystemVisibility | prominent at full Moon ⓘ |
| scientificSignificance | key site for studying young lunar impact craters ⓘ |
| selenographicLatitude | 9.62° N ⓘ |
| selenographicLongitude | 20.08° W ⓘ |
| surfaceType | regolith-covered impact structure ⓘ |
| usedAs | stratigraphic marker on the Moon ⓘ |
| wallStructure | multiple terraces ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Copernicus (lunar crater)
subject surface form:
Kepler (lunar crater)
this entity surface form:
Copernicus (lunar crater)
subject surface form:
Kepler (lunar crater)
this entity surface form:
Copernicus (lunar crater)