Aristillus (moon crater)
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| Aristillus Crater ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 33.84 ° N , 1.2 ° E | |
| diameter | 55 km | |
| depth | 3300 m | |
| Card sheet | 25 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Aristyllos (around 300 BC) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Aristillus is an impact crater on the front of the moon in the level of the Mare Imbrium , between the Montes Caucasus on its eastern edge and the Montes Spitzbergen in the west. To the south-west lies the large Archimedes crater , in between the area of the Mare Imbrium called Sinus Lunicus . To the northwest lie the Theaetetus and Cassini craters .
The pronounced, conspicuous crater has a terraced wall and a central massif with three peaks. The radiation system emanating from the crater extends over 600 km.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 33.62 ° N , 4.52 ° E | 4 km | [1] |
| B. | 34.79 ° N , 1.94 ° W | 8 kilometers | [2] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the Greek astronomer Aristyllos .
Web links
- Aristillus in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Aristillus on The-Moon Wiki
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .