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To: Sicon
Copernicus is 93 KM wide. Nearby Pytheas is ~20 KM wide. THOSE are “massive”.

I wonder what an impact of that magnitude does to the rotation and position of the moon. I think the Copernicus crater would be equivalent to a 200 mile crater on earth.

19 posted on 03/24/2026 7:38:36 AM PDT by Repealthe17thAmendment
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To: Repealthe17thAmendment

That’s a good question. It probably hasn’t changed it by much, by it would be interesting to know. I’m still trying to find WHERE it is, exactly. It’s probably too small to see with my telescope, but our club’s scope might be able to spot it.


22 posted on 03/24/2026 8:05:40 AM PDT by telescope115 (Ad Astra, Ad Deum…)
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