Aryabhata (crater)

Aryabhata
Apollo 15 image
Coordinates6°12′N 35°06′E / 6.2°N 35.1°E / 6.2; 35.1
Diameter22 km
Colongitude356° at sunrise
EponymAryabhata
Oblique view from Apollo 8, facing west

Aryabhata, named after Indian astronomer Aryabhata,[1] is the remnant of a lunar impact crater located in the eastern Mare Tranquillitatis. 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. This crater was previously identified as Maskelyne E before being named by the IAU in 1979. Maskelyne itself is to the southwest.

  1. ^ "Aryabhata (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.