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    Oct 21, 2021 2 minutes

    Montes Carpatus

    Type: Mountain range

    Size: 300km x 95km

    Longitude/Latitude: 23.6° W, 14.7° N

    Age: 3.2-3.9 billion years

    Best time to see: Two days after first quarter (13-14 November) or one day after last quarter (27-29 November)

    Minimum equipment: 50mm refractor

    (1,250km) is bounded by some impressive mountain ranges. One of them, , is located along the mare’s. Although it lacks the grandeur of the lunar Apenninus, Caucasus and Alpes ranges that define Imbrium’s eastern border, there’s still plenty of interest to see within the Carpatus mountains.

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