What is Aristarchus (crater)?
[[Image:Aristarchus and Herodotus craters Apollo 15.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The crater as seen from [[Apollo 15]].]] '''Aristarchus''' is a large [[wikt:impact|impact]] [[crater]] on the [[Moon]]'s surface. It is 40 kilometers large in diameter and can be seen with the [[naked eye]] from [[Earth]]. The crater was named after the Greek astronomer [[Aristarchus of Samos]]. {{sci-stub}} [[Category:Surface features of the Moon]] [[Category:Impact craters]]