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    Jul 15, 2021 2 minutes

    Delaunay

    Type: Crater

    Size: 46km

    Longitude/Latitude: 2.6°E, 22.3°S

    Age: Older than 3.9 billion years

    Best time to see: First quarter (15 August) or six days after full Moon (29 & 30 August)

    Minimum equipment: 50mm telescope

    is a misshapen 46km crater located near the Moon’s prime meridian. It’s located south of the Moon’s equator in. Delaunay lies roughly one-quarter of the way north of Werner along an imaginary line joining the centres of Albategnius and Werner.

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