Moon - Craters

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Copernicus and Eratosthenes
Copernicus (on the bottom left) is one of the most relevant moon crater, with its 93km diameter and 3760m deep; its central peak have an height up to 1200m from the floor. Eratosthenes (on the right) has a smaller diameter (58km) and is 3570m deep.
Celestron C9.25 f/10 with ASI 178MM and Baader red filter, sum of 400 frames

Clavius and Tyco

These two magnificent craters dominates the souther part of the moon. 

Clavius has a diameter of 231km and shows several smaller craters inside it. Tycho has a diameter of 88 km and shows a central peak which is 2.25 km height with respect to its floor.

Celestron C9,25 f/10 with ASI 178MM and Baader red filter, sum of 500 frames

Gassendi

This crater (114 km diameter) is located on the norhern border of Mare Humorum. Its floor is characterized by the presence of several rimae and central peaks. On the northern side of Gassendi it is visbile the crater Gassendi A, so that the two craters resemble a diamond ring.
Celestron C9,25 f/10 with ASI 178MM and Baader red filter, sum of 500 frames.

Clavius and Moretus

These two beautiful craters dominates the southern side of the Moon. 

Clavius has a diameter of 231 km and shows several small craters inside it.

Moretus has a diameter of 114 km ans shows a very prominent central peak and terraced walls.

Celestron C9.25 f/10 with ASI 178MM and Baader red filter, sum of 500 frames.

Archimedes

Archimedes is the biggest crater visible in this image. It has a diameter of 83 km and shows a flat floor, without central peak: this is probay due to the leak of lava from inside, which has filled all the internal part of the crater so hidding the central peak.

Celestron C9,25 f/10 with ASI 178MM and Baader red filter, sum of 250 frames
Aristarchus
Aristarchus is one of the brightest lunar craters, with an estimated age of 450 million years. On its left there is the crater Herodotus, near which it start the Schroteri Vallis, the largest sinous valley of the Moon with a lenght of 160km and maximum depth of 1000m.
Celestron C9,25 f/10 with ASI 178MM and Baader red filter, sum of 390 frames.
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