The Crater Heyrovsky

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

39.55° S · 95.42° W

Diameter

16.66 km

IAU approval

1985/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-123 · Rydberg

Geological Chronicle

Heyrovsky is a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 16.66 kilometers.

This crater lies just beyond the southwestern limb, in an area of the surface that is sometimes brought into view of the Earth during periods of favorable libration and illumination by sunlight. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-123.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Jaroslav; Czechoslovakian chemist (1890-1967).
• Wikipedia (en) — Heyrovsky (crater)

Name Origin

Jaroslav; Czechoslovakian chemist (1890-1967).