The Crater Hédervári

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

81.77° S · 85.60° E

Diameter

74.14 km

IAU approval

1994/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-144 · Amundsen

Geological Chronicle

Hédervári is a lunar impact crater that is located in the southern part of the Moon, only a few crater diameters from the south lunar pole. The formation spans an official diameter of 74.14 kilometers.

It is attached to the northern rim of the larger crater Amundsen, and lies south of Hale. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-144.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Peter; Hungarian geoscientist (1931-1984).
• Wikipedia (en) — Hédervári (crater)

Name Origin

Peter; Hungarian geoscientist (1931-1984).