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

/ ˈtaɪkəʊ /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tycho¹

named after Tycho Brahe

Example Sentences

The craters Tycho, Kepler, or Copernicus work well.

From National Geographic Kids

The craters Tycho, Kepler, or Copernicus work well.

From National Geographic Kids

The craters Tycho, Kepler, or Copernicus work well.

From National Geographic Kids

The craters Tycho, Kepler, or Copernicus work well.

From National Geographic Kids

"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.

From Science Daily