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Tycho

[ tahy-koh ]

noun

  1. a prominent crater in the third quadrant of the face of the moon, about 56 miles (90 km) in diameter.


Tycho

/ ˈٲɪəʊ /

noun

  1. a relatively young crater in the SW quadrant of the moon, 4 km deep and 84 km in diameter, with a central peak. It is the centre of a conspicuous system of rays
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Tycho1

named after Tycho Brahe
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"Over decades, Tycho Brahe collected astronomical observations from which Kepler, with lots of trial and error, was able to extract Kepler's Laws. Dion used machines to do with waves what Kepler did with planets. For me, it is still shocking that something like this is possible," says Markus Jochum.

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The craters Tycho, Kepler, or Copernicus work well.

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Lyons and others are being represented by Tycho & Zavareei, a leading consumer protection class-action law firm, as well as L.A.-based Clarkson Law.

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To test the new system, the ngRADAR team turned toward the moon to image an Apollo landing site and the prominent Tycho Crater.

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They also commonly look like the Tycho Supernova, which looks like a sphere of jumbled knots.

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