Aryabhata, named after Indian astronomer Aryabhata,
is the remnant of a Lunar craters, lunar impact crater located in the eastern Mare Tranquillitatis. The crater has been almost submerged by lava-flow, and now only an arc-shaped ridge formed from the eastern half of the rim remains above the lunar mare. This crater was previously identified as Maskelyne E before being named by the International Astronomical Union, IAU in 1979. Maskelyne itself is to the southwest.
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External links
LTO-61D2Aryabhata, Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap (LTO) Series
Impact craters on the Moon
{{Craters on the Moon: A–B