Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 74.76° N · 144.94° W
- Diameter
- 46.45 km
- IAU approval
- 1970/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-8 · Kirkwood
Geological Chronicle
Heymans is a lunar impact crater that is located in the northern part of the Moon on the far side from the Earth. The formation spans an official diameter of 46.45 kilometers.
It lies between the craters Poinsot to the north and Hippocrates slightly farther to the south. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-8.
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
— Corneille-Jean-François; Belgian physiologist; Nobel laureate (1892-1968).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Heymans (crater)
Name Origin
Corneille-Jean-François; Belgian physiologist; Nobel laureate (1892-1968).