Aitken

Summary

Aitken is an impact crater^[1]. Aitken ranks in the top 5% of impact_crater entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Aitken's image is recorded as Aitken crater AS17-M-0341.jpg^[3].
• Aitken's instance of is recorded as impact crater^[4].
• Robert Grant Aitken is named after Aitken^[5].
• Aitken's location is recorded as LQ23^[6].
• Aitken's Commons category is recorded as Aitken (crater)^[7].
• Aitken's located on astronomical body is recorded as Moon^[8].
• Aitken's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -16.44, 'lon': 172.96}^[9].
• Aitken's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03tckx^[10].
• Aitken's different from is recorded as Aitken^[11].
• Aitken's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+130'}^[12].
• Aitken's Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature ID is recorded as 119^[13].
• Aitken's Yle topic ID is recorded as 18-298161^[14].

Body

Designation and Status

Aitken's instance of is recorded as impact crater^[4].

History and Context

Robert Grant Aitken is named after Aitken^[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Aitken include South Pole–Aitken basin^[15], an impact crater^[16].

Why It Matters

Aitken ranks in the top 5% of impact_crater entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).^[2] Aitken has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] Aitken is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]

Entities named for Aitken include South Pole–Aitken basin^[15], an impact crater^[16].