2006-09-24 23:23:55 · 0 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The diameter of the largest crater on the moon is 144 miles across.The largest crater that can be seen on the Moon is called Bailly or the 'fields of ruin.' It covers an area of about 26,000 square miles, about the size of West Virginia, and over three time the size of Wales. -- http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/moonglossary/moontrivia.htm
The Mare Imbrium is the largest crater with a diameter of 420 miles (676km). It is rimmed by a mountain range, and was created by the imapct of an asteroid with an estimated diameter of 80 miles. -- http://www.moonlightsys.com/themoon/facts.html
The largest crater on the Moon, and indeed the largest known crater within the solar system, forms the South Pole-Aitken basin. This crater is located on the far side, near the South Pole, and is some 2,240 kilometres in diameter, and 13 kilometres in depth. -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon
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