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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Mons Heng
Clean Name Mons Heng
Feature ID 15989
Target Moon
Feature Type Mons, montes

Location


LOLA 2011
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 42.74 °
Southmost Latitude 42.39 °
Eastmost Longitude -51.89 °
Westmost Longitude -52.25 °
Diameter 10.60 km
Center Latitude 42.56 °
Center Longitude -52.12 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date May 19, 2021
Continent Asia
Ethnicity China
Origin Named from terrestrial Mount Heng, in Hunan, China.
Reference [74] - The Times Atlas of the World, Comprehensive Edition: The Times of London in collaboration with John Bartholomew and Son Ltd., Edinburgh, 1971 (and other editions).
Updated May 19, 2021 8:30 PM

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