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{{Infobox Lunar crater |
{{Infobox Lunar crater |
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| image = Aldrin crater AS11-37-5447.jpg |
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| caption = [[Apollo 11]] image |
| caption = [[Apollo 11]] image |
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| coordinates = {{coord|1.4|N|22.1|E|globe:moon_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |
| coordinates = {{coord|1.4|N|22.1|E|globe:moon_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |
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| depth = 0.6 km |
| depth = 0.6 km |
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| colong = 338 |
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| eponym = [[Buzz Aldrin]] |
| eponym = [[Edwin Buzz Aldrin]] |
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'''Aldrin''' is a |
'''Aldrin''' is a small [[impact crater]] located on the southern part of the [[Mare Tranquillitatis]], to the east of [[Sabine (crater)|Sabine]]. It is located about 50 kilometers to the northwest of the [[Apollo 11]] landing site, [[Tranquility Base]]. Named after [[Edwin Buzz Aldrin]],<ref>{{gpn|172|Aldrin}}</ref> the crater is the westernmost of a row of three craters named in honor of the [[Apollo 11]] crew members. About 30 kilometers to the east is the landing site of the [[Surveyor 5]] lunar probe. |
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This crater was previously identified as Sabine B before being named by the [[International Astronomical Union|IAU]]. [[Sabine (crater)|Sabine]] itself is to the west of Aldrin. |
This crater was previously identified as '''Sabine B''' before being named by the [[International Astronomical Union|IAU]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36981911/the_boston_globe/|title=Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins on Moon again–as Names|last1=McElheny|first1=Victor K.|newspaper=The Boston Globe|location=Boston, Massachusetts|date=August 15, 1970|page=16|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> [[Sabine (crater)|Sabine]] itself is to the west of Aldrin. |
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[[Image:Apollo 11 site annotated AS16-M-1389.jpg|thumb|left |
[[Image:Apollo 11 site annotated AS16-M-1389.jpg|thumb|left|Annotated oblique view from [[Apollo 16]] showing the vicinity of the Apollo 11 landing site (A11) with the craters Aldrin (Al), [[Collins (crater)|Collins]] (C), [[Armstrong (crater)|Armstrong]] (Ar), and [[Moltke (crater)|Moltke]] (M), facing north.]] |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Armstrong (crater)]] |
* [[Armstrong (crater)]] |
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* [[Collins (crater)]] |
* [[Collins (crater)]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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*{{cite web |
*{{cite web |
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| author=Staff | date=2006-02-05 |
| author=Staff | date=2006-02-05 |
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| url=http://www.esa.int/esa-mmg/mmg.pl?b=b&type=I&mission=SMART-1&single=y&start=50 |
| url=http://www.esa.int/esa-mmg/mmg.pl?b=b&type=I&mission=SMART-1&single=y&start=50 |
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| title=SMART-1 postcard of Apollo 11 landing site |
| title=SMART-1 postcard of Apollo 11 landing site |
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| publisher=ESA | |
| publisher=[[ESA]] | access-date=2008-06-16 }} |
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| first2 = E. A. |
| first2 = E. A. |
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| author-link2 = Ewen Whitaker |
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| date = 1982 |
| date = 1982 |
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| title = [[NASA]] Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature |
| title = [[NASA]] Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature |
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| publisher = NASA RP-1097 |
| publisher = NASA RP-1097 |
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| ref = harv |
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| last = Blue |
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| first = Jennifer |
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| date = July 25, 2007 |
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| title = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |
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| publisher = [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] |
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| url = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/ |
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| accessdate = 2007-08-05 |
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| ref = harv |
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| last1 = Bussey |
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| first1 = B. |
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| author-link1 = Ben Bussey |
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| last2 = Spudis |
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| first2 = P. |
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| author-link2 = Paul Spudis |
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| date = 2004 |
| date = 2004 |
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| title = The Clementine Atlas of the Moon |
| title = The Clementine Atlas of the Moon |
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| publisher = Cambridge University Press |
| publisher = [[Cambridge University Press]] |
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| location = New York |
| location = New York |
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| isbn = 978-0-521-81528-4 |
| isbn = 978-0-521-81528-4 |
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| publisher = Tudor Publishers |
| publisher = Tudor Publishers |
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| isbn = 978-0-936389-27-1 |
| isbn = 978-0-936389-27-1 |
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| url = https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780936389271 |
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| ref = harv |
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| url = http://host.planet4589.org/astro/lunar/ |
| url = http://host.planet4589.org/astro/lunar/ |
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| title = Lunar Nomenclature |
| title = Lunar Nomenclature |
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| publisher = Jonathan's Space Report |
| publisher = [[Jonathan's Space Report]] |
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| access-date = 2007-10-24 |
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| ref = harv |
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* {{cite journal| last1 = Menzel| first1 = D. H.| last2 = Minnaert| first2 = M.| last3 = Levin| first3 = B.| last4 = Dollfus| first4 = A.| last5 = Bell| first5 = B.| title = Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU| doi = 10.1007/BF00171763| journal = Space Science Reviews| volume = 12| issue = 2| pages = 136–186| year = 1971 |
* {{cite journal| last1 = Menzel| first1 = D. H.| last2 = Minnaert| first2 = M.| last3 = Levin| first3 = B.| last4 = Dollfus| first4 = A.| last5 = Bell| first5 = B.| title = Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU| doi = 10.1007/BF00171763| journal = Space Science Reviews| volume = 12| issue = 2| pages = 136–186| year = 1971| bibcode = 1971SSRv...12..136M| s2cid = 122125855}} |
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| first = Patrick |
| first = Patrick |
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| last = Moore |
| last = Moore |
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| author-link = Patrick Moore |
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| date = 2001 |
| date = 2001 |
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| title = On the Moon |
| title = On the Moon |
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| publisher = Sterling Publishing Co |
| publisher = [[Sterling Publishing Co]] |
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| isbn = 978-0-304-35469-6 |
| isbn = 978-0-304-35469-6 |
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| url = https://archive.org/details/patrickmooreonmo00patr |
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| publisher = Cambridge University Press |
| publisher = Cambridge University Press |
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| isbn = 978-0-521-33500-3 |
| isbn = 978-0-521-33500-3 |
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| last = Rükl |
| last = Rükl |
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| first = Antonín |
| first = Antonín |
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| author-link = Antonín Rükl |
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| date = 1990 |
| date = 1990 |
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| title = Atlas of the Moon |
| title = Atlas of the Moon |
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| publisher = Kalmbach Books |
| publisher = [[Kalmbach Books]] |
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| isbn = 978-0-913135-17-4 |
| isbn = 978-0-913135-17-4 |
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| last = Webb |
| last = Webb |
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| first = Rev. T. W. |
| first = Rev. T. W. |
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| author-link = Thomas William Webb |
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| date = 1962 |
| date = 1962 |
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| title = Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes |
| title = Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes |
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| publisher = Dover |
| publisher = Dover |
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| isbn = 978-0-486-20917-3 |
| isbn = 978-0-486-20917-3 |
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| url = https://archive.org/details/celestialobjects00webb |
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| first = Ewen A. |
| first = Ewen A. |
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| last = Whitaker |
| last = Whitaker |
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| author-link = Ewen Whitaker |
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| date = 1999 |
| date = 1999 |
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| title = Mapping and Naming the Moon |
| title = Mapping and Naming the Moon |
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| publisher = Cambridge University Press |
| publisher = Cambridge University Press |
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| isbn = 978-0-521-62248-6 |
| isbn = 978-0-521-62248-6 |
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| publisher = Springer |
| publisher = Springer |
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| isbn = 978-1-85233-193-1 |
| isbn = 978-1-85233-193-1 |
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{{refend}} |
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{{Commons category}} |
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{{Craters on the Moon: A–B}} |
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[[Category:Impact craters on the Moon]] |
[[Category:Impact craters on the Moon]] |
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[[Category:Apollo 11]] |
[[Category:Apollo 11]] |
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[[Category:Buzz Aldrin]] |
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Coordinates | 1°24′N 22°06′E / 1.4°N 22.1°E / 1.4; 22.1 |
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Diameter | 3.4 km |
Depth | 0.6 km |
Colongitude | 338° at sunrise |
Eponym | Edwin Buzz Aldrin |
Aldrin is a small impact crater located on the southern part of the Mare Tranquillitatis, to the east of Sabine. It is located about 50 kilometers to the northwest of the Apollo 11 landing site, Tranquility Base. Named after Edwin Buzz Aldrin,[1] the crater is the westernmost of a row of three craters named in honor of the Apollo 11 crew members. About 30 kilometers to the east is the landing site of the Surveyor 5 lunar probe.
This crater was previously identified as Sabine B before being named by the IAU.[2] Sabine itself is to the west of Aldrin.