The Crater Hendrix

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

46.86° S · 159.97° W

Diameter

16.63 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-120 · Oppenheimer

Geological Chronicle

Hendrix is a small lunar impact crater that is located on the Moon's far side, deep in the southern hemisphere. The formation spans an official diameter of 16.63 kilometers.

Hendrix lies about a crater diameter to the south-southwest of the crater White, just beyond the outer rim of an enormous walled plain called Apollo. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-120.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Don Osgood; American optician (1905-1961).
• Wikipedia (en) — Hendrix (crater)

Name Origin

Don Osgood; American optician (1905-1961).