The Crater Heron (Hero)

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

0.65° N · 119.88° E

Diameter

28.1 km

IAU approval

1976/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-65 · Ostwald

Geological Chronicle

Heron is a small lunar impact crater that lies on the far side of the Moon, less than 20 kilometers from the equator. The formation spans an official diameter of 28.1 kilometers.

It lies between the slightly larger crater Ctesibius just to the west and Soddy a little farther to the east. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-65.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Egyptian inventor (unkn-c. 100 B.C.).
• Wikipedia (en) — Heron (crater)

Name Origin

Egyptian inventor (unkn-c. 100 B.C.).