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Aristarchus

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Aristarchus

Crater, 80 km/50 mi in diameter, in the northeast quadrant of the Moon. It is very bright and is conspicuous even when the surrounding region is in bright sunshine.

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Deleted the following as it wrongly implied that the crater is luminous. CC

remains visible as a luminous spot after all the surrounding region is in shadow.
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