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Crater Copernicus on the Moon (Crater Copernicus , Moon) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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Crater Copernicus on the Moon

April 16, 1999 · ESA/Hubble · Crater Copernicus , Moon

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In a change of venue from peering at the distant universe, the NASA / ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken a look at Earth's closest neighbor in space, the Moon. Hubble was aimed at one of the Moon's most dramatic and photogenic targets, the 58 mile-wide (93 km) impact crater Copernicus.