Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 24.84° N · 15.37° W
- Diameter
- 6.86 km
- IAU approval
- 1979/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-40 · Timocharis
Geological Chronicle
Heinrich is a small lunar impact crater on the Mare Imbrium, a lunar mare in the northwest quadrant of the Moon's near side. The formation spans an official diameter of 6.86 kilometers.
It was named after Czechoslovak astronomer Vladimír Václav Heinrich. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-40.
Chronology & Exploration
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IAU
Name Adopted
The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.
Scientific Sources & References
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IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
— Wladimir Wáclav; Czechoslovakian astronomer (1884-1965).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Heinrich (crater)
Name Origin
Wladimir Wáclav; Czechoslovakian astronomer (1884-1965).