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Lunar craters, Alan Ćatović

Lunar craters

Lunar craters, Alan Ćatović

Lunar craters

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Lunar craters upclose and personal.

Shot with mono ccd camera ASI120mm-S on C8 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and EQ6 mount. Processed in Autostakkert, Registax, Lightroom and Photoshop.

Lunar craters are impact craters on Earth's Moon. The Moon's surface has many craters, almost all of which were formed by impacts.

Because of the Moon's lack of water, atmosphere, and tectonic plates, there is little erosion, and craters are found that exceed two billion years in age. The age of large craters is determined by the number of smaller craters contained within it, older craters generally accumulating more small, contained craters. The smallest craters found have been microscopic in size, found in rocks returned to Earth from the Moon. The largest crater is about 290 kilometres across in diameter, located near the lunar South Pole. it is believed that many of the lunar maria were formed by giant impacts, with the resulting depression filled by upwelling lava.

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Lunar craters, Alan Ćatović