... Europa: Ridges and Rafts on a Frozen Moon . ... Crater Copernicus . ... Copernicus is a large young crater visible with binoculars slightly northwest of the center of the Moon's Earth-facing hemisphere. Copernicus is distinguished by its size and by the many bright rays pointing out from it. A Cluster Too Far . ... Nozomi: Earth and Moon . ... Japan launched its first mission to orbit Mars, Nozomi (Hope), on July 3rd from the Kagoshima Space Center on the island of Kyushu. ...