Aristillus (crater)

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{{Short description|Lunar impact crater}}{{Infobox Lunar crater
| image = Aristillus - LROC - WAC.JPG
| image_size =
| caption = [[Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter|LRO]] mosaic
| coordinates = {{coord|33.9|N|1.2|E|globe:moon_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| diameter = 55 km
| depth = 3.6 km
| colong = 359
| eponym = [[Aristyllus]]
}}
[[File:Mare Imbrium Si map.jpg|left|thumb|The crater area in a Selenochromatic Image (Si)]]
[[Image:Autolycus crater Aristillus crater AS15-M-1538.jpg|thumb|right|Autolycus (bottom) and Aristillus (top) from [[Apollo 15]].<br />[[NASA]] photo.]]
[[Image:Moon.Archimedes.jpg|thumb|right|Aristillus is the crater where a first earth lunar colony is built, in the upper right corner of this infrared image. Image courtesy of [[Nordic Optical Telescope|NOT]] and [[Stockholm Observatory|SO]]: M. Gålfalk, G. Olofsson, and H.-G. Florén, taken with the SIRCA camera.]]
'''Aristillus''' is a prominent [[Lunar craters|lunar]] [[impact crater]] that lies in the eastern [[Mare Imbrium]]. It was named after Greek astronomer [[Aristyllus]].<ref>{{gpn|381}}</ref> Directly to the south is the smaller crater [[Autolycus (crater)|Autolycus]], while to the southwest is the large [[Archimedes (crater)|Archimedes]]. To the northeast are the craters [[Theaetetus (crater)|Theaetetus]] and [[Cassini (lunar crater)|Cassini]].

The rim of Aristillus has a wide, irregular outer [[wikt:rampart|rampart]] of ejecta that is relatively easy to discern against the smooth surface of the surrounding mare. The crater impact created a [[ray system]] that extends for a distance of over 600 kilometers. Due to its rays, Aristillus is mapped as part of the [[Copernican period|Copernican System]].<ref>{{citation|doi=10.3133/pp1348|year=1987|last1=Wilhelms|first1=Don E.|author-link=Donald Wilhelms|last2=With Sections By Mccauley|first2=John F.|last3=Trask|first3=Newell J.|title=The geologic history of the Moon |series= USGS Professional Paper: 1348. Plate 11: Copernican System|doi-access=free}}</ref> The rim is generally circular in form, but possesses a slight [[hexagon]]al shape. The inner walls of the rim have a [[wiktionary:terrace|terraced]] surface, and descend to a relatively rough interior that has not been flooded with lava. In the middle of the crater is a set of three clustered peaks, which rise to a height of about 0.9 km.

In the northern outer [[wikt:rampart|rampart]]s of Aristillus is a [[Palimpsest|ghost crater]] remnant. This is the protruding rim of an old crater that has been almost completely submerged by the [[lava]] flows of the surrounding Mare Imbrium. The southern end of the rim has been covered by the ejecta from Aristillus. Along the eastern inner wall and rim is an unusual narrow ribbon of dark material.
[[Image:Imbrium map.png|thumb|right|Detail map of Mare Imbrium's features. Aristillus is the feature marked "E".]]

English progressive rock band [[Camel (band)|Camel]] named the first song on their album ''[[Moonmadness (album)|Moonmadness]]'' after the crater. Science fiction author Travis J I Corcoran set much of his first novel, ''[[The Powers of the Earth]]'', on and under Aristillus.

==Satellite craters==
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Aristillus.

{| class="wikitable"
!width="25%" style="background:#eeeeee;" |Aristillus
!width="25%" style="background:#eeeeee;" |Latitude
!width="25%" style="background:#eeeeee;" |Longitude
!width="25%" style="background:#eeeeee;" |Diameter
|-
|align="center"|A
|align="center"|33.6° N
|align="center"|4.5° E
|align="center"|5 km
|-
|align="center"|B
|align="center"|34.8° N
|align="center"|1.9° W
|align="center"|8 km
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{commonscat-inline}}
* {{cite web
|last=Wood
|first=Chuck
|date=2005-04-25
|url=http://www.lpod.org/?m=20060425
|title=A Ribbon of Darkness
|publisher=Lunar Photo of the Day
|access-date=2006-07-21
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060510001204/http://www.lpod.org/?m=20060425
|archive-date=2006-05-10
}}
* {{cite web
|last = Wood
|first = Chuck
|date = 2007-11-07
|url = http://www.lpod.org/?m=20071107
|title = Lunar Stonehenge
|publisher = Lunar Photo of the Day
|access-date = 2007-11-07
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071112103126/http://www.lpod.org/?m=20071107
|archive-date = 12 November 2007
|url-status = dead
}}

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