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Why is aitkin most significant in the solar system?
The Aitkin Basin is a huge impact crater on the moon, 1,600 miles in diameter and 8.1 miles deep. It is the oldest, deepest and largest crater on the moon, and one of the largest in the entire solar system.
What is the largest feature on the moon?
The largest feature on the moon is the South Pole-Aitken Basin, which is an impact crater that spans approximately 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles) in diameter.
Did Mr Heffernan go to the moon?
Yes, he is the only Melfort resident to have gone to the moon. A moon crater is named after him, the one that looks like the man in the moon's right eye.
What is the name of the oldest crater found on the moon?
The oldest crater found on the moon is thought to be the South Pole-Aitken basin, which is estimated to be around 4 billion years old. It is one of the largest and deepest impact craters in the solar system, spanning over 2,500 kilometers in diameter.
The depression left behind by an object striking the moon is called a?
A crater is a depression that is caused when an object hits a heavenly body, such as the moon. Since the moon has almost no atmosphere - and therefore no wind - the craters that have formed aren't erased over time from erosion (which has occurred here on Earth). The largest crater on the moon, the Aitken basin, is 2,500 km across and 13 km deep.
What is the Moon's largest crater?
The cheese crater. The cheese crater is the cheeseiest crater in all of cheese land.
What is the name of a crater of the moon named after a German astronomer?
Stöfler is one, named for Johannes Stöffler.
What is the name of the Moon's largest impact crater?
The South Pole-Aitken basin (not "Aitken crater") on the far side of the moon, at 1,600 miles across, is not only the largest known impact crater on the moon but one of the largest in the solar system. It is also believed to be the moon's oldest and deepest (over 8 miles deep).
Observatory near Chicago has a crater on the moon named after it?
Yerkes
What is Saturns biggest crater?
There are no craters on Saturn, since it is a gaseous planet. It has no solid surface like that of the Earth or moon for example.
Is anything named after Charles Messier?
The crater Messier on the Moon and the asteroid7359 Messier were named in his honor
Is there anything named after Tycho Brahe?
Yes, Tycho Brahe has a crater on the Moon named after him called "Tycho Crater." Additionally, the element "hafnium" was named after the Latin name for Copenhagen, where Tycho Brahe's observatory was located.
Why is aitkin most significant in the solar system?
The Aitkin Basin is a huge impact crater on the moon, 1,600 miles in diameter and 8.1 miles deep. It is the oldest, deepest and largest crater on the moon, and one of the largest in the entire solar system.
When did the Beethoven crater on Mercury receive its name?
Beethoven is a crater at latitude 20°S, longitude 124°W on Mercury. It is 643 km in diameter and was named after Ludwig van Beethoven.[1][note 1] It is the eleventh largest named impact crater in the Solar System and the third largest on Mercury.
What were named in honor of James Ross?
antartica's largest ice shelf is called Ross Ice Shelf named after James Ross. the James Ross Strait, in the Canadian province of Nunavut, is named after him. The crater Ross on the moon is jointly named after James Ross and Frank Elmore Ross.
What is the largest feature on the moon?
The largest feature on the moon is the South Pole-Aitken Basin, which is an impact crater that spans approximately 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles) in diameter.
Which planet has a moon named rhea?
Rhea is the second-largest moon of Saturn and the ninth largest moon in the Solar System.
