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by comparing other lunar carters on the moon

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Copernicus is considered a young crater because it has a well-defined rim, its ejecta blanket is prominent and spreads over a large area, and there are relatively few impact craters superposed on it. These characteristics suggest that the crater formed relatively recently in geological terms.

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