![]() ![]() Observers have noted the crater wall of Aristoteles is slightly distorted into a rounded hexagon shape. To the west is the low, flooded feature Egede. ![]() The smaller crater Mitchell is directly attached to the eastern rim of Aristoteles. An arc of mountains between these craters bends to the west before joining the walls. To the immediate south of Aristoteles lies the slightly smaller crater Eudoxus, and these two form a distinctive pair for a telescope observer. It was officially named in 1935 after the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle by the International Astronomical Union, using the classical form of his name. Lunar Orbiter 4 image of Aristoteles (large crater) and Mitchell (smaller one to the right)ĥ0☁2′N 17☂4′E / 50.2°N 17.4☎ / 50.2 17.4 Coordinates: 50☁2′N 17☂4′E / 50.2°N 17.4☎ / 50.2 17.4Īristoteles is a lunar impact crater that lies near the southern edge of the Mare Frigoris and to the east of the Montes Alpes mountain range. ![]()
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