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    Mar 25, 2021 2 minutes

    Hyginus

    Type: Crater with associated rille

    Size: 10km

    Longitude/Latitude: 6.3° E, 7.8° N

    Age: Between 3.2-3.9 billion years

    Best time to see: Five days after full 0oon (3-4 April) or six days after new 0oon (19-20 April)

    Minimum equipment: 100mm refractor

    is an unassuming 10km crater located near to the centre of the Earth-facing side, located more or less centrally in the triangle formed by craters Manillus (40km), (46km) and (23km).

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