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Aristoteles is a
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impact crater that lies near the southern edge of the
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and to the east of the
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mountain range. It was officially named in 1935 after the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle by the
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, using the classical form of his name. To the immediate south of Aristoteles lies the slightly smaller crater Eudoxus, and these two form a distinctive pair for a
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observer. An arc of mountains between these craters bends to the west before joining the walls. The smaller crater
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is directly attached to the eastern rim of Aristoteles. To the west is the low, flooded feature Egede. Observers have noted the crater wall of Aristoteles is slightly distorted into a rounded
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shape. The inner walls are wide and finely terraced. The outer
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s display a generally radial structure of hillocks through the extensive blanket of ''ejecta''. The crater floor is uneven and covered in hilly ripples. Aristoteles does possess small central
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but they are somewhat offset to the south. The interior floor appears to have been filled with a layer of material partially burying these projections.


Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Aristoteles.


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External links

* * {{Craters on the Moon: A–B Impact craters on the Moon