A Close-Up View of the Aristarchus Crater

Stsci_2005-29l_1024

stsci_2005-29l October 19th, 2005

Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Garvin (NASA/GSFC)

The Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys snapped this close-up view of the Aristarchus crater on Aug. 21, 2005. The crater is 26 miles (42 kilometers) in diameter and approximately 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) in depth, and sits at the southeastern edge of the Aristarchus Plateau. Aristarchus is one of the youngest and largest craters on the Moon. The crater formed between 100 and 900 million years ago.

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Planetary
Object Name
Moon
Subject - Solar System
Planet > Satellite > Feature > Surface

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 23h 13m 30.3s
DEC = -7° 58’ 10.6”
Constellation
Aquarius

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale Hubble (ACS/HRC) Ultraviolet (U) 250.0 nm
Grayscale Hubble (ACS/HRC) Ultraviolet (U) 344.0 nm
Grayscale Hubble (ACS/HRC) Optical ([OIII]) 502.0 nm
Grayscale Hubble (ACS/HRC) Optical (Halpha+[NII]) 658.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Grayscale
Grayscale
Grayscale
Grayscale
Stsci_2005-29l_1280
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ID
2005-29l
Subject Category
A.1.4.1.1  
Subject Name
Moon
Credits
NASA, ESA, and J. Garvin (NASA/GSFC)
Release Date
2005-10-19T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2005/news-2005-29
Type
Planetary
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
ACS/HRC, ACS/HRC, ACS/HRC, ACS/HRC
Color Assignment
Grayscale, Grayscale, Grayscale, Grayscale
Band
Ultraviolet, Ultraviolet, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
U, U, [OIII], Halpha+[NII]
Central Wavelength
250, 344, 502, 658
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value
348.37605000, -7.96961111
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
Position
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
STScI
URL
http://hubblesite.org
Name
Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
Email
outreach@stsci.edu
Telephone
410-338-4444
Address
3700 San Martin Drive
City
Baltimore
State/Province
MD
Postal Code
21218
Country
USA
Rights
http://hubblesite.org/copyright/
Publisher
STScI
Publisher ID
stsci
Resource ID
STSCI-H-p0529l-f-1855x1089.tif
Resource URL
https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0529l-f-1855x1089.tif
Related Resources
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2005/29
Metadata Date
2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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