Aitken

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Aitken is a large lunar impact crater on the Moon, best known as part of the immense South Pole–Aitken Basin on the Moon’s far side.

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Aitken canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf impact crater on the Moon
lunar impact crater
associatedWith South Pole–Aitken Basin studies
bodyType natural satellite surface feature
celestialBody Moon
coordinateSystem selenographic coordinates
diameter ~135 km
eponym Robert Grant Aitken
geologicalContext within South Pole–Aitken impact structure
hasFeature central floor with low relief
superposed smaller impact craters
hemisphere lunar far side
importance key reference crater for South Pole–Aitken Basin
interior marked by smaller craters
relatively level floor
knownFor being part of the South Pole–Aitken Basin
locatedOn far side of the Moon
location Moon
namedAfter Robert Grant Aitken
observationMethod lunar orbiter imaging
spacecraft remote sensing
partOf Aitken crater
surface form: South Pole–Aitken Basin
quadrant lunar far-side southern hemisphere
relativeAge ancient
rimCondition eroded
worn
shape roughly circular
surface regolith-covered
surfaceType heavily cratered highlands
visibleFromEarth no

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Baade lunar crater hasNeighboringCrater Aitken
subject surface form: Baade