Aitken / ˈ eɪ t k ɪ n / is a large lunar impact crater that lies on the far side of the Moon , named for Robert Grant Aitken , an American astronomer specializing in binary stellar systems. It is located to the southeast of the crater Heaviside , and north of the unusual formation Van de Graaff . Attached to the southwest rim is Vertregt . To the southeast is the smaller Bergstrand .
4-604: Aitken may refer to: Aitken (crater) , crater on the Moon South Pole–Aitken basin , impact crater on the far side of the Moon Aitken's delta-squared process , mathematical method Aitken (surname) , people with the surname Aitken See also [ edit ] Aitkin (disambiguation) Adkins Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
8-430: Is terraced and varies notably in width with the narrowest portion in the southwest. The crater Aitken Z lies across the inner north wall. Just to the north of the rim is the small crater Aitken which is surrounded by an ejecta blanket of lighter- albedo material. The interior floor has been resurfaced in the past by a darker lava flow, especially in the southern half. There are also several small crater impacts on
12-549: The eastern floor, an arcing central ridge line just to the east of the midpoint, and a line of smaller ridges in the western half. This crater lies along the northern rim of the immense South Pole-Aitken Basin , which was named after this crater, and the southern lunar pole, two extreme points of the Basin. Aitken was a target of observation on Apollo 17 due to the command module 's orbit passing directly over it. By convention, these features are identified on Lunar maps by placing
16-471: The title Aitken . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aitken&oldid=1131075665 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Aitken (crater) The inner wall of Aitken
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