Friday, September 9, 2011

The Moon: Crater Petavius

The Moon’s Crater Petavius seen to the lower right of the photograph is almost 200 kilometres wide and over three kilometres deep, with a central peak reaching nearly two kilometres from the crater floor.

The Moon’s many craters have been formed by meteorites, asteroids and comets which have crashed into the lunar surface over billions of years.

Picture: George Tarsoudis

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