Aryabhata (moon crater)
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| position | 6.2 ° N , 35.17 ° O | |
| diameter | 22 km | |
| depth | 650 m | |
| Card sheet | 61 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Aryabhata (476-550) | |
| Named since | 1979 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Aryabhata is an impact crater on the front of the moon , which is almost completely covered by the lavas of Mare Tranquillitatis except for a remnant of a wall in the southeast. It is located southeast of Sinas (moon crater) and southwest of Cauchy .
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1979 after the Indian astronomer Aryabhata .
Web links
- Aryabhata in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Aryabhata 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 .