2021 July 17 - Alphonsus and Arzachel
Channel: APOD Podcast
Date: 2021-07-17

In today's image, we see two prominent craters on the surface of our Moon - Alphonsus and Arzachel. We see them in detail as we are looking near the terminator (dividing line between day and night) on our Moon. 

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