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Theophilus
Did anyone else see Theophilus tonight (Saturday)? It was right on the terminator, and the central peak was a bright pinpoint in the middle of an otherwise black disk surrounded by a bright, completely illuminated rim. The terminator bisected the rim, so that half of it was set against darkness. Beautiful.
This is may be an unusual crater in that the central peak is higher than the rim (1400m peak; 1200m rim). There can't be many other craters that have this arrangement, and they may also show up as spectacular as this one.
Geoff Mc
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