MOONWATCH
Aug 11, 2022
2 minutes
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Schickard is an impressive crater located near the Moon’s southwest limb. It lies within a densely packed region of lunar highlands surrounded by a multitude of smaller craters, managing to hold its own by virtue of its variegated floor.
Its appearance is heavily foreshortened thanks to its proximity to the Moon’s edge, a vast walled, which have respective diameters of 14km, 13km and 13km, again heavily foreshortened into an elliptical appearance as seen from Earth.
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