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Timocharis

  • Crater
  • 35km
  • 131W, 26.7° N
  • 11-32billionyears
  • Onedayafterfirstquarter (28 February and 1 March} or last quarter (15 March)
  • 50mmrefractor

is a sharp-rimmed crater located within the vast 1,250km-diameter . It lies within the mismatched arc of craters starting at 25km , progressing through 55km , 83km , 35km , 30km and concluding. Timocharis lies 550km north-northeast of 93km , within the extensive Copernican ray system which is easily visible in the southern half of Mare Imbrium.

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