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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Hess
Clean Name Hess
Feature ID 2490
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -52.98 °
Southmost Latitude -55.96 °
Eastmost Longitude 176.75 °
Westmost Longitude 171.62 °
Diameter 90.44 km
Center Latitude -54.47 °
Center Longitude 174.19 °
Northmost Latitude -52.97 °
Southmost Latitude -55.95 °
Eastmost Longitude 176.64 °
Westmost Longitude 171.51 °
Diameter 90.44 km
Center Latitude -54.46 °
Center Longitude 174.07 °
Northmost Latitude -54.30 °
Southmost Latitude -54.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 174.60 °
Westmost Longitude 174.60 °
Diameter 88.00 km
Center Latitude -54.30 °
Center Longitude 174.60 °
Quad LAC-132 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent North America
Ethnicity American
Origin Victor Franz (Francis); American physicist (1883-1964); Harry Hammond; American geologist (1906-1969).
Reference [159] - Random House Webster's Dictionary of Scientists: Random House, New York, 1996.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Hess M
Hess W
Hess Z

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