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passed over the crater, which spans almost 25 miles (40 kilometers) and sinks more than 2 miles (3.5 kilometers) deep. "The
Aristarchus plateau is one of the most geologically diverse places on the moon: a mysterious raised flat plateau, a giant rille carved by enormous outpourings of lava, fields of
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publicly believed that this and other events were due to volcanic activity on the Moon, a belief not so confidently shared by Olbers, who believed it explainable in a manner "more consistent with what we know of the physical construction of the
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mission later confirmed radon-222 emissions from this crater. These observations could be explained by either the slow and visually imperceptible diffusion of gas to the surface, or by discrete explosive events.
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to the south and south-east, suggesting that
Aristarchus was most likely formed by an oblique impact from the northeast, and their composition includes material from both the Aristarchus plateau and the
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landing sites, where the chemistry is known, and these were compared to
Aristarchus. The Hubble Advanced Camera for Surveys was used to photograph the crater in visual and
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nearly double that of most lunar features. The feature is bright enough to be visible to the naked eye, and displays unusually bright features when viewed through a large
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to take images of the crater area. He discovered the plateau had an anomalous appearance in the ultraviolet, and an area to the north appeared to give indications of a
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explosive volcanic ash, and all surrounded by massive flood basalts," said Mark
Robinson, principal investigator of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera at
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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".
212:. It is located at the southeastern edge of the Aristarchus plateau, an elevated area that contains a number of volcanic features, such as sinuous
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reveal the surface is covered in many small hills, streaky gouges, and some minor fractures. The crater has a terraced outer wall, roughly
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Crotts, Arlin P. S. (November 2008). "Lunar
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The brightest feature of this crater is the steep central peak. Sections of the interior floor appear relatively level, but
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deposit. This colorful area is sometimes referred to as "Wood's Spot", an alternative name for the
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passed 110 kilometers above the Aristarchus plateau, a significant rise in
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mapping. The data indicated that the central peak is a type of rock called
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mineral that could potentially be used in the future by a
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Picture showing Aristarchus and its satellite craters.
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study in 2005 that was investigating the presence of
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974:"Aristarchus: Lunar Transient Phenomenon History"
891:Bauch, Karin E.; Hiesinger, Harald (April 2012).
193:. It is also readily identified when most of the
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521:Aristarchus is named after the Greek astronomer
1195:. London: Percy Lund, Humphries & Co. Ltd.
728:The following craters have been renamed by the
553:. A particular region of very low ultraviolet
208:The crater is named after the Greek astronomer
1181:(Cambridge University Press, 1999), p.61, 210.
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1339:Cocks, Elijah E.; Cocks, Josiah C. (1995).
1230:(Cambridge University Press, 1999), p. 207.
1217:(Cambridge University Press, 1999), p. 197.
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957:. Space.com. 6 January 2012. Archived from
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240:Location of the Aristarchus crater on the
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435:. Baseline measurements were made of the
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1324:. New York: Cambridge University Press.
928:The geologic history of the Moon, 1987,
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385:Spectra taken of this crater during the
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1360:McDowell, Jonathan (July 15, 2007).
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1322:The Clementine Atlas of the Moon
1294:Blue, Jennifer (July 25, 2007).
1242:The Clementine Atlas of the Moon
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500:Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers
408:. By contrast the outer wall is
201:. The crater is deeper than the
1596:"Southside, Aristarchus Crater"
1487:(6th revised ed.). Dover.
1287:Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature
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1000:"Is There Oxygen on the Moon?"
998:Kluger, Jeffrey (2005-10-20).
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837:"Aristarchus Depth Comparison"
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1608:"Aristarchus Spectacular!"
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1602:. NASA. 25 December 2012.
1524:Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000).
1364:. Jonathan's Space Report
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897:EGU General Assembly 2012
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459:Transient lunar phenomena
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1140:Olders, Wilhelm (1822).
817:Human Lunar Return study
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328:Arizona State University
1437:Price, Fred W. (1988).
455:for extracting oxygen.
224:gas as measured by the
89:40 km (25 mi)
1193:Named Lunar Formations
841:www.spacetelescope.org
746:Aristarchus C —
736:Aristarchus A —
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1362:"Lunar Nomenclature"
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1126:10.1029/2005JE002433
961:on December 4, 2013.
523:Aristarchus of Samos
210:Aristarchus of Samos
1390:1971SSRv...12..136M
1201:1935nlf..book.....B
1158:1822MmRAS...1..156O
1053:2008ApJ...687..692C
1010:on October 21, 2005
909:2012EGUGA..1412540B
790:Solar system portal
531:Michael van Langren
349:In 1911, Professor
250:Oceanus Procellarum
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21:Feature on the moon
1621:"Selenochromatica"
1526:Observing the Moon
1463:. Kalmbach Books.
1398:10.1007/BF00171763
1278:Andersson, L. E.;
1226:Ewen A. Whitaker,
1213:Ewen A. Whitaker,
1177:Ewen A. Whitaker,
972:Darling, David O.
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1516:978-0-521-62248-6
1503:Whitaker, Ewen A.
1494:978-0-486-20917-3
1470:978-0-913135-17-4
1461:Atlas of the Moon
1448:978-0-521-33500-3
1429:978-0-304-35469-6
1352:978-0-936389-27-1
1331:978-0-521-81528-4
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2057:Artsimovich
2017:Aristoteles
2007:Aristarchus
1882:Anaximander
1837:Alpetragius
1762:Albategnius
1419:On the Moon
1014:October 24,
1004:Time Online
638:18 km
545:called it "
537:, then the
504:Henry Kater
481:radioactive
445:ultraviolet
414:plagioclase
403:plagioclase
395:anorthosite
358:photography
355:ultraviolet
303:photographs
172:Aristarchus
120:Aristarchus
105:Colongitude
73:23.7; -47.4
71: /
46:Coordinates
25:Aristarchus
2832:Categories
2782:Burckhardt
2772:Bullialdus
2577:Bondarenko
2507:Blanchinus
2467:Birmingham
2377:Bergstrand
2322:Beijerinck
2012:Aristillus
1997:Argelander
1987:Archimedes
1967:Apollonius
1887:Anaximenes
1877:Anaxagoras
1812:Aliacensis
1802:Alfraganus
1587:2011-03-18
1368:2007-10-24
1318:Spudis, P.
1314:Bussey, B.
1305:2007-08-05
984:2006-08-08
877:2006-08-08
851:2021-04-24
823:References
751:Toscanelli
722:8 km
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666:3 km
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624:5 km
610:7 km
593:Longitude
410:troctolite
373:topography
316:lunar mare
285:Copernicus
277:solar wind
254:lunar mare
199:earthshine
2712:Brianchon
2692:Bredikhin
2627:Boscovich
2562:Boltzmann
2522:Bobillier
2502:Blanchard
2497:Blancanus
2457:Birkeland
2427:Bianchini
2407:Bessarion
2402:Berzelius
2392:Bernoulli
2302:Becquerel
2267:Barringer
2102:Autolycus
2062:Aryabhata
2042:Artamonov
2037:Arrhenius
2027:Armstrong
2002:Ariadaeus
1942:Antoniadi
1937:Ansgarius
1907:Andersson
1842:Alphonsus
1797:Alexander
1772:Al-Biruni
1702:Abul Wafa
1567:Frame 200
1563:Frame 198
1559:Frame 196
1555:Frame 194
1406:122125855
1044:0706.3949
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596:Diameter
590:Latitude
488:half-life
477:radon-222
469:Apollo 15
441:Apollo 17
437:Apollo 15
307:polygonal
258:Herodotus
191:telescope
158:Apollo 15
139:Apollo 15
135:Herodotus
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2797:BĂĽsching
2727:Brisbane
2717:Bridgman
2707:Brewster
2697:Breislak
2677:Brashear
2667:Brackett
2652:Bowditch
2582:Bonpland
2572:Bombelli
2537:Boethius
2487:Blackett
2477:Bjerknes
2462:Birkhoff
2417:Bettinus
2367:Benedict
2297:Beaumont
2262:Barocius
2237:Bancroft
2207:Balandin
2192:Baillaud
2182:Backlund
2127:Avogadro
2122:Avicenna
2082:Ashbrook
2067:Arzachel
2022:Armiński
1992:Archytas
1972:Appleton
1932:Annegrit
1922:Angström
1912:Andronov
1902:Anderson
1872:Amundsen
1867:Amontons
1862:Ammonius
1852:Ameghino
1757:Al-Bakri
1707:Abulfeda
1692:Abenezra
1581:Archived
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1282:(1982).
1260:51738854
1163:8 August
1069:16821394
955:NBC News
776:See also
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618:23.7° N
607:46.8° W
604:26.3° N
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433:ilmenite
406:feldspar
260:and the
122:of Samos
85:Diameter
2817:Byrgius
2792:Burnham
2767:Buisson
2752:Brunner
2737:Brouwer
2702:Brenner
2687:Brayley
2642:Bouguer
2512:Blazhko
2447:Bingham
2437:Bilharz
2397:Berosus
2387:Berlage
2382:Berkner
2372:Bergman
2362:Belyaev
2327:Beketov
2277:Bartels
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2167:Babbage
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2077:Asclepi
2052:Artemis
1957:Apianus
1952:Anville
1947:Anuchin
1822:Almanon
1807:Alhazen
1792:Alekhin
1732:Agrippa
1722:Aepinus
1386:Bibcode
1271:Sources
1197:Bibcode
1154:Bibcode
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1049:Bibcode
905:Bibcode
741:Väisälä
486:with a
418:olivine
399:igneous
391:mineral
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56:23°42′N
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2762:Buffon
2722:Briggs
2682:Braude
2607:Borman
2567:Bolyai
2527:Bobone
2422:Bhabha
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1982:Aratus
1962:Apollo
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268:named
266:rilles
214:rilles
187:albedo
115:Eponym
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2742:Brown
2732:Bronk
2672:Bragg
2662:Boyle
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2617:Borya
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1977:Arago
1892:Anděl
1857:Amici
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1832:Aloha
1782:Alder
1777:Alden
1717:Adams
1682:Abbot
1664:: A–B
1402:S2CID
1094:(PDF)
1087:(PDF)
1065:S2CID
1039:arXiv
517:Names
353:used
289:Tycho
222:radon
176:lunar
174:is a
165:photo
146:photo
95:Depth
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