Tycho (Crater)

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4422. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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A prominent young lunar crater in the Moon's southern uplands, and the hub of the Moon's most striking ray system. Its diameter is 102 km, and it is centered at 43.4 °S, 11.1 °W; it is named after the astronomer Tycho Brahe. The crater is one of the youngest features of the Moon, perhaps just 100 million years old. Its ray system extends for up to 1500 km in all directions, and is most prominent ...

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