The Moon: Copernicus and Its Ejecta

Copernicus, the 93-kilometer crater with terraced walls and a cluster of central peaks, sits at upper left in this capture, its full depth thrown into relief by the low sun. To the southeast, the rugged, hummocky terrain and chains of secondary craters mark the crater’s ejecta blanket, debris thrown out and sculpted by the impact that formed it.

Captured as a single video and stacked in AutoStakkert!3, then processed in PixInsight.