Tycho
a young crater on the Moon
on the Moon
One of the youngest big craters on the Moon's near side, 85 km wide and 4.8 km deep, thought to be about 108 million years old. Its bright rays reach across much of the near side. Surveyor 7 landed in 1968 on the rock it threw out, about 28 km north of its rim.
- 43.31° S, 11.36° W · 85 km wide · 4.8 km deep · central peak about 2 km high · about 108 million years old
Numbers that change with time are from 8 November 2026.
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