Tag: copernicus

  • Montes Carpatus

    Montes Carpatus

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    Luca Zanini
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    The mountain formation in the center of the photo are the Montes Carpatus that are several peaks separated by deep valleys.The large crater just below is Copernicus while the crater near the right edge of the photo is Eratosthenes and between them you see the ghost crater Stadius, the rest of an ancient impact crater…

  • The Moon: Plato and Copernucus craters

    The Moon: Plato and Copernucus craters

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    Luca Zanini
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    On the night of December 26th 2020 I photographed the Moon 12 days after the new moon, then a crescent moon just some days before the full moon phase.