Key facts
- Location
- The Moon
- Diameter
- c. 85 km
- Depth
- c. 4.7 km (2.9 mi)
- Age
- c. 108 million years
- Eponym
- Tycho Brahe
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Encyclopedic overview
Location of Tycho Crater as seen from the Northern Hemisphere 3D model of Tycho Crater
Tycho (/ˈtaɪkoʊ/) is a prominent lunar impact crater located in the southern lunar highlands, named after the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. It is around 108 million years old. It is one of The Moon's brightest craters, with a diameter of around 85 km (53 mi) and a depth of around 4.7 km (2.9 mi).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tycho” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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