The Crater Hevesy

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

83.08° N · 149.15° E

Diameter

49.99 km

IAU approval

2009/01/22 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-1 · Peary

Geological Chronicle

Hevesy is a lunar impact crater located on the lunar far side near the northern pole. The formation spans an official diameter of 49.99 kilometers.

The crater is located in between craters Plaskett and Haskin. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-1.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Georg Karl; Hungarian chemist, Nobel Prize winner 1943 (1885-1966).
• Wikipedia (en) — Hevesy (crater)

Name Origin

Georg Karl; Hungarian chemist, Nobel Prize winner 1943 (1885-1966).