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The Lunascan Project presents
COPERNICUS
Directory
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Section 31
Updated: April 12, 2011
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Copernicus is a spectacular
crater formed about 800 million years ago, one of the most prominent
centers of bright radiating rays on the Moon. The terraced walls are
elevated 900 meters above the surrounding terrain. The depth of the
crater is about 3750 m, and its diameter about 93 km or 58 miles.
On the inner side of the wall numerous landslides are found. The
crater's shape is approximately hexagonal. A group of central mountains
rise to 400 m above the floor. Check out this section
in your
Antonin Rukl lunar atlas chart, page 89.
EARTH BASED TELESCOPIC IMAGES:
Since many EBTI's are not kept long on the internet is best to use
Google for these images.
Image
- Copernicus (San Gersole Planetary Group "3D" Image)
Image - Copernicus
(Sussenbach)
Image
- Copernicus_mosaic (Sussenbach)
Image -
Copernicus (Cazard)
Image
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Copernicus Region (Dittmer)
Image
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Copernicus, Close-up (Dittmer)
Image -
Copernicus (Ferreira)
Image
- Copernicus, High-Res 9" S/C (Legault)
Image
- Copernicus, photo (Therin)
Image
- Copernicus, photo (Therin)
RANGER SPACECRAFT IMAGES:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/ranger/ (Ranger
site)
LUNAR ORBITER IMAGES:
Lunar & Planetary Institute:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/
(Atlas)
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunarorbiter/
(Photo Gallery)
Copernicus
LO2-H162_3
LO2-M162
LO4-121H2
LO4-121H2
/ 4121 h2 raw (Lunar Orbiter Digitization Project)
LO4-126H2
LO5-151M
LO5-151M
/ 5151 m (Lunar Orbiter Digitization Project)
LO5-152M
/ 5152 m (Lunar Orbiter Digitization Project)
Fauth, 12.1 km
Gay-Lussac, 26 km
Insularum, Mare
Reinhold, 48 km
APOLLO IMAGES:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/
(Apollo Image Atlas)
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollopanoramas/
(Apollo Surface Panoramas)
Copernicus
AS12-47-6875
AS12-47-6876
AS12-51-7541
AS12-52-7738
AS12-52-7739
AS12-52-7740
AS17-145-22285
AS17-145-22286
AS17-145-22287
A17-M2444
AS17-151-23260(H)
(1972 Image: Better than 1966 "Photo of
the Century")
CLEMENTINE IMAGES:
clem2nd/slide_8
(LPI)
clem2nd/slide_9
(LPI)
scle_S09
(LPI)
HST Image:
HST
Image of Copernicus - April 1999
KAGUYA SPACECRAFT
Kaguya Taking "Copernicus" by HD TV (HD)
LUNAR RECONNAISANCE ORBITER IMAGES
http://lro.gsfc.nasa.gov/
http://wms.lroc.asu.edu/lroc_browse/
"FLYOVERS":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=OGZT9IanrRQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=VzF3JikY9KU
RESEARCH UPDATES:
lunascan/sessions/20110412/205822.jpg (Scan from
April 12, 2011)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copernicus_%28lunar_crater%29
Copernicus & the Canceled Apollo Mission (The
Lunascan Project, Fran
Ridge)
The Boulders of Copernicus (Lunar Networks)
Lunar Geologic Mapping -
lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2005/pdf/2021.pdf
Copernicus - Brief report from 50 Views
(The Lunascan Project)
Copernicus - An extensive report (Lunascan
Project)
A Closer Look At Copernicus (Lunascan)
Photo Of The Century (Lunascan)
AS17-151-23260 - Oblique view shows
Copernicus as being type example (SP-362)
AS17-2444(M)- Oblique view across M.
Imbrium at Copernicus and Pytheas (SP-362)
Copernicus
and lo2_h162_123 (The Moon - Lunar Orbiter 2)
Copernicus
and lo2 h162_3 (The Moon - Lunar Orbiter 2)
Copernicus
and lo2_m162 (The Moon - Lunar Orbiter 2)
AS17-3067(P)
- Rimmed depression north of Copernicus (SP-362,228)
Lunar
Orbiter: Impact Crater Geology
HST
Images The Moon - April 1999
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