Aldrin (moon crater)
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| Aldrin, captured by Apollo 11 | ||
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| position | 1.4 ° N , 22.1 ° E | |
| diameter | 4 km | |
| Card sheet | 60 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Buzz Aldrin (born 1930) | |
| Named since | 1970 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Aldrin is a small impact crater in the southern part of Mare Tranquillitatis , east of Sabine crater . It is located about 50 kilometers northwest of the Apollo 11 landing site and about 30 kilometers west of the landing site of the lunar probe Surveyor 5 .
Named for Buzz Aldrin , the pilot of the Apollo 11 mission's Eagle Lunar Module , it is the westernmost in a series of three craters named in honor of the Apollo 11 crew members.
Before the renaming by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), he served as Sabine B known.
Aldrin and its surroundings ( LROC -WAC)
Web links
- Aldrin in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Aldrin crater in the "Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon"
