Aitken crater
E838134
Aitken crater is a large impact crater on the Moon’s far side, best known as part of the immense South Pole–Aitken basin, one of the largest and oldest impact structures in the Solar System.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aitken crater canonical | 1 |
| South Pole–Aitken Basin | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
ⓘ
lunar impact crater ⓘ |
| catalogDesignation | LAC-119 region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eponymNationality | American ⓘ |
| eponymOccupation | astronomer ⓘ |
| hasColongitude | ~180° ⓘ |
| hasDiameter | ~135 km ⓘ |
| hasInterior | relatively level floor ⓘ |
| hasInteriorFeature |
central ridges
ⓘ
small craterlets ⓘ |
| hasLatitude | ~16° S ⓘ |
| hasLongitude | ~173° E ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | walled plain ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature | South lunar pole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelativeAge | ancient ⓘ |
| hasRimCondition |
eroded
ⓘ
worn ⓘ |
| hasSatelliteCrater |
Aitken A
NERFINISHED
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Aitken B NERFINISHED ⓘ Aitken C NERFINISHED ⓘ Aitken D ⓘ Aitken E ⓘ Aitken F NERFINISHED ⓘ Aitken G NERFINISHED ⓘ Aitken H NERFINISHED ⓘ Aitken J NERFINISHED ⓘ Aitken K NERFINISHED ⓘ Aitken L NERFINISHED ⓘ Aitken M NERFINISHED ⓘ Aitken N NERFINISHED ⓘ Aitken P NERFINISHED ⓘ Aitken Q NERFINISHED ⓘ Aitken R NERFINISHED ⓘ Aitken S NERFINISHED ⓘ Aitken T NERFINISHED ⓘ Aitken U NERFINISHED ⓘ Aitken V NERFINISHED ⓘ Aitken W NERFINISHED ⓘ Aitken X NERFINISHED ⓘ Aitken Y NERFINISHED ⓘ Aitken Z NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isBestKnownAs | part of the South Pole–Aitken basin ⓘ |
| isWithinOneOfLargestImpactStructures | Solar System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isWithinOneOfOldestImpactStructures | Solar System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Pole–Aitken basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnSide | far side of the Moon ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert Grant Aitken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Clementine mission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lunar Orbiter missions NERFINISHED ⓘ Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | South Pole–Aitken basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.