Aitken Y (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 125 km

Heaviside E

MRV
1 Hour 57 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 8 Hours

N 35 km

Heaviside F

Walking
16 Hours 9 Minutes

NE 146 km

Daedalus R

MRV
2 Hours 17 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 18 Hours

W 137 km

Heaviside K

MRV
2 Hours 8 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 14 Hours

Aitken Y

-11.93° N 172.92° E

E 1232 km

Lodygin(next)

MRV
19 Hours 15 Minutes
Walking
23 Days 7 Hours

SW 201 km

Zwicky N

MRV
3 Hours 8 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 19 Hours

S 60 km

Aitken A

Walking
1 Day 3 Hours

SE 97 km

Aitken C

MRV
1 Hour 31 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 20 Hours


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