Surface feature · Giant lunar impact basin
South Pole–Aitken Basin
- Type
- Giant lunar impact basin
NASA/Lunar & Planetary Institute · Public domain
Overview
Scientific overview
South Pole–Aitken Basin is a giant lunar impact basin in orbit around The Moon.
Gallery
Aitken Kagu big
South pole Aitken basin on the moon, from JAXA's Kaguya data.
Ittiz · CC BY-SA
Observation
How this was captured
- Source
- WIKIMEDIA
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.
- NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.