Aristoteles (crater)

Aristoteles
	Lunar Orbiter 4image of Aristoteles (large crater) and Mitchell (smaller one to the right)
Coordinates	50°12′N17°24′E/ 50.2°N 17.4°E
Diameter	87 km
Depth	3.3 km
Colongitude	343° at sunrise
Eponym	Aristotle

Aristotelesis alunar impact craterthat lies near the southern edge of theMare Frigorisand to the east of theMontes Alpesmountain range. It was officially named in 1935 after the ancient Greek philosopherAristotleby theInternational Astronomical Union,using the classical form of his name.^[1]

To the immediate south of Aristoteles lies the slightly smaller craterEudoxus,and these two form a distinctive pair for atelescopeobserver. An arc of mountains between these craters bends to the west before joining the walls. The smaller craterMitchellis directly attached to the eastern rim of Aristoteles. To the west is the low, flooded featureEgede.

Observers have noted the crater wall of Aristoteles is slightly distorted into a roundedhexagonshape. The inner walls are wide and finelyterraced.The outerrampartsdisplay a generallyradialstructure of hillocks through the extensive blanket ofejecta.The crater floor is uneven and covered in hilly ripples. Aristoteles does possess small centralpeaksbut they are somewhat offset to the south. The interior floor appears to have been filled with a layer of material partially burying these projections.

Aristoteles is a crater ofEratosthenianage.^[2]

Location of Aristoteles as photographed at the McDonald Observatory
Oblique view fromApollo 16

Satellite craters[edit]

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Aristoteles.

Aristoteles	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
D	47.5° N	14.7° E	6 km
M	53.5° N	27.2° E	7 km
N	52.9° N	26.8° E	5 km

References[edit]

^"Aristoteles (crater)".Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
^The geologic history of the Moon.USGSProfessional Paper 1348. ByDon E. Wilhelms,John F. McCauley, and Newell J. Trask. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington: 1987. Table 12.2.

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External links[edit]

Wood, Chuck (2007-02-27)."Twins - Not!".Lunar Photo of the Day. Archived fromthe originalon 2015-07-04.Retrieved2007-02-27.
Wood, Chuck (2007-09-11)."Eating a Smaller Fry".Lunar Photo of the Day. Archived fromthe originalon 2007-12-05.Retrieved2007-09-11.

[1] "Aristoteles (crater)".Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

[2] The geologic history of the Moon.USGSProfessional Paper 1348. ByDon E. Wilhelms,John F. McCauley, and Newell J. Trask. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington: 1987. Table 12.2.

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