MOONWATCH
Jun 18, 2020
2 minutes
Aristarchus Plateau
Type: Lunar plateau
Size: 250km
Longitude/latitude: 52.4˚ W, 25.8˚ N
Age: 3.8 billion years
Best time to see: Five days after first quarter (1–3 & 31 July) and three days after last quarter (16–17 July)
Minimum equipment: 50mm refractor
Aristarchus is a bright, 40km diameter crater best seen near to the fuller phases of the
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