IAU Lunar Nomenclature
Aristarchus
Aristarchus is an officially adopted crater, craters on the Moon. Explore its selenographic position and surrounding terrain in 3D.
Feature Profile
- Feature type
- Crater, craters
- Coordinates
- 23.73° N · 47.49° W
- Diameter
- 39.994484 km
- IAU approval
- 1935/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-39 · Aristarchus
Name origin
Greek astronomer (310-230 B.C. ?).