Copernicus (lunar crater)


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Copernicus (lunar crater)
Copernicus is a  lunar impact crater named after the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, located in eastern Oceanus Procellarum. It typifies craters that formed during the Copernican period in that it has a prominent ray system.

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