Aryabhata, named after Indian astronomer
Aryabhata,[1] is the remnant of a
lunarimpact 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.
References
^"Aryabhata (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
Andersson, L. E.;
Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature. NASA RP-1097.
Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186.
Bibcode:
1971SSRv...12..136M.
doi:
10.1007/BF00171763.
S2CID122125855.