Aitken G (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Aitken

Named after Robert Grant Aitken - American astronomer (1864-1951).

Aitken is a large lunar impact crater that lies on the far side , named for Robert Grant Aitken, an American astronomer specializing in binary stellar systems. It is located to the southeast of the crater Heaviside, and north of the unusual formation Van de Graaff. Attached to the southwest rim is Vertregt. To the southeast is the smaller Bergstrand. (wikipedia entry)

NW 59 km

Aitken Z

Walking
1 Day 3 Hours

N 87 km

Aitken A

MRV
1 Hour 21 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 15 Hours

NE 101 km

Aitken C

MRV
1 Hour 34 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 21 Hours

W 32 km

Aitken

Walking
14 Hours 39 Minutes

Aitken G

-16.71° N 173.99° E

E 1189 km

Lodygin(next)

MRV
18 Hours 35 Minutes
Walking
22 Days 12 Hours

SW 46 km

Aitken N

Walking
21 Hours 19 Minutes

S 104 km

Bergstrand Q

MRV
1 Hour 37 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 23 Hours

SE 95 km

Bergstrand

MRV
1 Hour 29 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 19 Hours


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