The Crater Healy

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

32.50° N · 111.00° W

Diameter

37.98 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-35 · Landau

Geological Chronicle

Healy is a lunar impact crater that lies past the northwestern limb of the Moon, on the far side relative to the Earth. The formation spans an official diameter of 37.98 kilometers.

It is located to the southeast of the walled plain named Landau, and west of Lorentz, another walled plain. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-35.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Roy; American rocketry scientist (1915-1968).
• Wikipedia (en) — Healy (crater)

Name Origin

Roy; American rocketry scientist (1915-1968).