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Plato, Leo Pires

Plato

Plato, Leo Pires

Plato

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Plato is one of the most famous and observed impact craters on the Moon. It is located on the northern bank of the Mare Imbrium and was formed about 3.84 billion years ago. Its region is one of the most beautiful and photographed on the lunar surface. It had its bottom covered by lava produced by eruptions from faults in the inner subsoil of the crater caused by the impact. The lava flood that occurred 3.5 billion years ago buried a likely central peak and created a flat, smooth appearance with a dark appearance, making it a shallow crater just 1 km deep and with no peaks in the center. Before being flooded with lava, Plato was probably 4 km deep, with the edges of the walls looking like steps or level curves (as in Copernicus) and mountains in the center.

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Plato, Leo Pires