Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 6.20° N · 35.17° E
- Diameter
- 21.89 km
- IAU approval
- 1979/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-61 · Taruntius
Geological Chronicle
Aryabhata is the remnant of a lunar impact crater located in the eastern Mare Tranquillitatis. The formation spans an official diameter of 21.89 kilometers.
The crater has been almost submerged by lava-flow, and now only an arc-shaped ridge formed from the eastern half of the rim remains above the lunar mare. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-61.
Chronology & Exploration
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IAU
Name Adopted
The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.
Scientific Sources & References
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IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
— Aryabhata I; Indian astronomer, mathematician (476-c.550).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Aryabhata (crater)
Name Origin
Aryabhata I; Indian astronomer, mathematician (476-c.550).