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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Hevesy
Clean Name Hevesy
Feature ID 14531
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 83.95 °
Southmost Latitude 82.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 156.37 °
Westmost Longitude 142.57 °
Diameter 49.99 km
Center Latitude 83.09 °
Center Longitude 149.15 °
Northmost Latitude 83.95 °
Southmost Latitude 82.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 156.28 °
Westmost Longitude 142.48 °
Diameter 49.99 km
Center Latitude 83.08 °
Center Longitude 149.06 °
Northmost Latitude 83.14 °
Southmost Latitude 83.14 °
Eastmost Longitude 150.10 °
Westmost Longitude 150.10 °
Diameter 49.50 km
Center Latitude 83.14 °
Center Longitude 150.10 °
Quad LAC-1 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jan 22, 2009
Continent Europe
Culture Hungary
Origin Georg Karl; Hungarian chemist, Nobel Prize winner 1943 (1885-1966).
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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