Aitken (kawah)
Tampilan
Pemandangan Aitken oleh Apollo 17 dari lintang 121 km | |
| Diameter | 12.969 km (8.059 mi) |
|---|---|
| Kedalaman | 6 km (3,7 mi) |
| Colongitude | 187° at sunrise |
| Eponim | Robert Aitken |
Aitken /ˈeɪtkɪn/ adalah sebuah kawah tumbukan bulan besar yang berada pada sisi jauh Bulan, yang mengambil nama dari Robert Grant Aitken, seorang astronom Amerika Serikat yang mengkhususkan diri dalam sistem bintang biner. Kawah tersebut berada di tenggara kawah Heaviside, dan utara formasi tak lazim Van de Graaff.
Referensi
[sunting | sunting sumber]- Andersson, L. E.; Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature. NASA RP-1097.
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- Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186. Bibcode:1971SSRv...12..136M. doi:10.1007/BF00171763. S2CID 122125855.
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Pranala luar
[sunting | sunting sumber]Wikimedia Commons memiliki media mengenai Aitken (crater).
- Digital Lunar Orbiter Photo Number II-033-H3
- Figure 178 in Chapter 5 of APOLLO OVER THE MOON: A View From Orbit (NASA SP-362, 1978) describes unusual features in Aitken, and Figure 84 in Chapter 4 describes a mare ridge in the crater
- "Wrinkle Ridges in Aitken Crater!", Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, NASA, January 20, 2011, diakses tanggal 2012-03-27
L&PI topographic maps of Aitken: