Aristarchus

Crater (40.0 km) — Greek astronomer (310-230 B.C. ?).

Coordinates

23.7299, -47.4901 (positive-east)

Descriptor

Crater

Feature type

Crater, craters

Feature type code

AA

Diameter km

39.994484

Etymology

Greek astronomer (310-230 B.C. ?).

Iau approval status

Adopted by IAU

Iau approval year

1935

Iau reference

http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/380

Clean name

Aristarchus

Ethnicity

Greek

Continent

Europe

Quad

LAC-39

Primary source