Alden (crater)

Lunar crater data


caption=Lunar crater Alden from Apollo 15. "NASA image".
latitude=23.6
N_or_S=S
longitude=110.8
E_or_W=E
diameter=104 km
depth="Unknown"
colong=250
eponym=Harold Alden

Alden is a lunar crater that lies on the far side of the Moon, between Hilbert to the north-northwest and Milne to the south-southeast. To the south-southwest lies Scaliger.

Alden has a low rim that is overlain in the north and northeast by Alden C and the smaller Alden E. The rim is worn and eroded, especially along the southern wall. The floor is somewhat irregular and pitted. The small crater Alden V lies just inside the north rim, and is attached to Alden C to the east.

atellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Alden.

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