Yes, I'm on about Eudoxus and Aristoteles (named after Eudoxus of Cnidus and Aristotle, both Greek astronomers) at the top of Montes Caucasus And even better, they're on the terminator!
The strange things about these craters is their shape. Eudoxus appears oval from Earth, but is really circular - an optical illusion! On the other hand, Aristoteles is a really strange rounded hexagonal shape!
Time 23:05 (GMT).
Distance 231,120 miles.
Waning gibbous phase.
80 degrees E compass point (azimuth).
Altitude 20.7 degrees.
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