Aitken (moon crater)
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| Aitken as seen from Apollo 17 | ||
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| position | 16.66 ° S , 173.25 ° O | |
| diameter | 138 km | |
| Card sheet | 104 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Robert Grant Aitken (1864–1951) | |
| Named since | 1970 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Aitken is an impact crater on the Earth's moon . It has a diameter of around 138 kilometers and lies on the edge of the South Pole Aitken Basin .
The crater was named by the IAU in 1970 after the American astronomer Robert Grant Aitken .
Aitken, captured by Apollo 17
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 13.89 ° S , 173.58 ° O | 14 km | [1] |
| C. | 13.65 ° S , 175.86 ° O | 71 km | [2] |
| G | 16.86 ° S , 174.15 ° O | 7 km | [3] |
| N | 17.71 ° S , 172.76 ° O | 6 km | [4] |
| Y | 11.96 ° S , 173.02 ° O | 38 km | [5] |
| Z | 14.97 ° S , 173.24 ° O | 32 km | [6] |
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