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Tycho crater is seen from above. The crater is quite round, with rippled edges, and a small cluster of peaks in the center. A crescent of shadow is along the right side of the crater, where it is shaded from the Sun.

Tycho Crater

Tycho is a complex crater with distinct central peaks and terraced walls. Tycho's features are so steep and sharp because the crater is young by lunar standards, only about 110 million years old.

Image Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University
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