South Pole–Aitken basin

Summary

South Pole–Aitken basin is an impact crater^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of impact_crater entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (264 views/month, #9 of 1,147).^[2]

Key Facts

• South Pole–Aitken basin's image is recorded as Aitken Kagu big.jpg^[3].
• South Pole–Aitken basin's instance of is recorded as impact crater^[4].
• lunar south pole is named after South Pole–Aitken basin^[5].
• Aitken is named after South Pole–Aitken basin^[6].
• South Pole–Aitken basin's location is recorded as LQ24^[7].
• South Pole–Aitken basin's Commons category is recorded as South Pole–Aitken basin^[8].
• South Pole–Aitken basin's located on astronomical body is recorded as Moon^[9].
• South Pole–Aitken basin's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -53, 'lon': -169}^[10].
• South Pole–Aitken basin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/016h7f^[11].
• South Pole–Aitken basin's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '-9.1'}^[12].
• South Pole–Aitken basin's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2500'}^[13].
• South Pole–Aitken basin's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+13'}^[14].
• South Pole–Aitken basin's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780556036^[15].
• South Pole–Aitken basin's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 211037^[16].

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Physical Characteristics

South Pole–Aitken basin's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '-9.1'}^[12].

Designation and Status

South Pole–Aitken basin's instance of is recorded as impact crater^[4].

History and Context

Things named after include lunar south pole^[5], a geographical pole^[17] and Aitken^[6], an impact crater^[18].

Why It Matters

South Pole–Aitken basin ranks in the top 0.78% of impact_crater entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (264 views/month, #9 of 1,147).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]