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Oblique view of Copernicus crater
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Oblique view of Copernicus crater

NASA / JSC · 1972-12-13 · photograph (digital archive)

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AS17-145-22287 (7-19 Dec. 1972) --- An oblique view of the large crater Copernicus on the lunar nearside, as photographed from the Apollo 17 spacecraft in lunar orbit. This view is looking generally southwest toward the crater on the horizon. The coordinates of the center of Copernicus are approximately 20 degrees west longitude and 9.5 degrees north latitude.

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APOLLO 17 FLIGHTAPOLLO PROJECTCRATERSHORIZONLUNAR ORBITSLUNAR PHOTOGRAPHYLUNAR SURFACE
Credit lineOblique view of Copernicus crater. NASA/JSC, 1972-12-13. Public domain. ID: as17-145-22287.
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