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The Hubble Telescope's Field of View

Size of the Moon Illusion
The Angular Size of the Moon
HST Field of View
WFPC Moon Mosaic
Copernicus Detail

The 90 km wide Copernicus crater was formed when a 2 kilometer wide asteroid slammed into the surface a billion years ago.

Part of an image obtained by the HST during the 1999 survey is shown here. Layers in the wall of the crater are clearly visible. In the full resolution image, features as small as 85 metres across can be seen.


Sources:
STScI-PR99-14 April 16, 1999 Hubble Shoots the Moon
STScI - Advanced Camera for Surveys
Michael Gallagher
1999 and 2003
wfpc2 image