Central peaks often reveal interesting minerals, so our primary goal with this observation is to examine bedrock minerals. This particular image shows lots of detail of the peak, which was created by ...

Olivine and spinel have been found in the central peaks of the 58-mile-wide lunar crater Copernicus. See closeup photo below. Credit: Paolo R. Lazzarotti Minerals seen in some of the moon's craters ...

Copernicus (9.62°N, 339.92°E), which is easily seen with a moderately powerful backyard telescope, is one of the best-known craters on the Moon. Despite its age (around 860 million years), it is well ...