The Crater Henyey

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

12.70° N · 152.33° W

Diameter

68.74 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-69 · Zhukovskij

Geological Chronicle

Henyey is a lunar impact crater that lies on the far side of the Moon from the Earth. The formation spans an official diameter of 68.74 kilometers.

It is attached at the southern end to the northern rim of the crater Dirichlet, and lies on the eastern margin of the Dirichlet-Jackson Basin. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-69.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Louis George; American astronomer (1910-1970).
• Wikipedia (en) — Henyey (crater)

Name Origin

Louis George; American astronomer (1910-1970).