Copernicus Crater

[Keith Grice]

The Mighty Copernicus

Day Nine Moon phase
This 93 km beautiful crater in the morning sun is one of the finest impact features of the entire Solar System.....The bright rays that surround it in all directions can easily be seen with the naked eye..... Its floor lies 3760 metres beneath its rim. The southern parts of the floor are rougher than the northern area.......Huge amounts of debris were ejected from the impact about 900 million years ago, the larger fragments causing secondary impact craters, grooves and crater chains arranged radially around Copernicus. The piles of ejected material are tens of metres thick in some places.
Mak 180 Pro telescope
ZWO ASI224MC planetary camera
Processed in Photoshop
May 2020

 

[Yervant]

Great detailed closeup.

 

[AlanLichty]

Stunning level of detail - and an amazing example of what splat looks like in an undisturbed environment.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Amazing detail.

 

[Mike Lewis]

Keith,

Lovely work, very fun to cruise over the moon's surface in such detail, thanks to all your expertly captured and crafted images. The write-ups also definitely add a lot on enjoyment to your posts, thanks for that as well.

ML

 

[JimFox]

Amazing detail with this Keith! The image is so detailed it comes alive anyway, but your descriptions really give it that extra bit of life!

 

[Keith Grice]

Keith,

Lovely work, very fun to cruise over the moon's surface in such detail, thanks to all your expertly captured and crafted images. The write-ups also definitely add a lot on enjoyment to your posts, thanks for that as well.

ML

Cheers Mike

 

[Keith Grice]

Amazing detail with this Keith! The image is so detailed it comes alive anyway, but your descriptions really give it that extra bit of life!

Thanks Jim