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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Heron (Hero)
Clean Name Heron Hero
Feature ID 2476
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 1.06 °
Southmost Latitude 0.24 °
Eastmost Longitude 120.32 °
Westmost Longitude 119.43 °
Diameter 28.10 km
Center Latitude 0.65 °
Center Longitude 119.88 °
Northmost Latitude 1.31 °
Southmost Latitude 0.44 °
Eastmost Longitude 120.14 °
Westmost Longitude 119.27 °
Diameter 26.43 km
Center Latitude 0.87 °
Center Longitude 119.70 °
Northmost Latitude 0.70 °
Southmost Latitude 0.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 119.80 °
Westmost Longitude 119.80 °
Diameter 24.00 km
Center Latitude 0.70 °
Center Longitude 119.80 °
Quad LAC-65 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Africa
Culture Egypt
Origin Egyptian inventor (unkn-c. 100 B.C.).
Reference -
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Heron (Hero) H
Heron (Hero) Y

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