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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Houssay
Clean Name Houssay
Feature ID 14533
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 83.54 °
Southmost Latitude 82.69 °
Eastmost Longitude 102.82 °
Westmost Longitude 94.20 °
Diameter 31.41 km
Center Latitude 83.11 °
Center Longitude 98.52 °
Northmost Latitude 83.55 °
Southmost Latitude 82.67 °
Eastmost Longitude 102.07 °
Westmost Longitude 94.71 °
Diameter 26.71 km
Center Latitude 83.10 °
Center Longitude 98.51 °
Northmost Latitude 83.08 °
Southmost Latitude 83.08 °
Eastmost Longitude 98.52 °
Westmost Longitude 98.52 °
Diameter 24.50 km
Center Latitude 83.08 °
Center Longitude 98.52 °
Quad LAC-1 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jan 22, 2009
Continent South and Central America
Culture Argentina
Origin Bernardo Alberto; Argentinean physiologist, Nobel Prize winner 1947 (1887-1971).
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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