Crater Copernicus on the Moon
Hubble's crisp bird's-eye view clearly shows the ray pattern of bright dust ejected out of the crater over one billion years ago, when an asteroid larger than a mile across slammed into the Moon. Hubble can resolve features as small as 600 feet across in the terraced walls of the crater, and the hummock-like blanket of material blasted out by the meteor impact.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9914b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 16 April 1999, 06:00 |
| Size: | 4189 x 2624 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Crater Copernicus, Moon |
| Type: | • Solar System : Planet : Satellite : Feature : Surface • Solar System Images/Videos |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
