5/13/24 - Size of Lunar Craters

14/05/2024 2 min
5/13/24 - Size of Lunar Craters

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Episode Synopsis

In binoculars, look near the very center of the lunar disk for a large crater that seems to have a dark, smooth floor. This is Ptolemaeus, named for Claudius Ptolemy, an astronomer of ancient Greece. Two more large craters in a line below Ptolemaeus, Aphonsus and Arzachel, complete the chain.