Schematic elevation, rendered from catalogue data. Sunlight from the west.

Diameter
9.1 km
Depth
1,580 m
Terrain
Ray-crossed highland
Tier
Terminator
Terminator

JTC-2470

Southern Highlands

41.30° S, 9.70° W

Crossed by the bright rays of Tycho, the youngest large crater on the Moon, whose splash marks reach a quarter of the way around the globe.

Seeing it from Joshua Tree

At full moon the Tycho rays blaze white and run directly across this ground. Spectacular in binoculars.

Large craters that catch the sunrise line and throw kilometres of shadow.

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  • Viewing notes for this crater
Name this crater
Where it sits

Its place on the near side

The Moon keeps one face turned toward Earth, so your crater is fixed in the same spot of sky every clear night of your life.

JTC-2470 lies at 41.30° S, 9.70° W, in Southern Highlands. On the map, north is up and east is to the right, exactly as it appears through a telescope from the high desert.

The near side of the Moon, photographed through a telescope
1.0×
NEW
Also unclaimed

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