Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 17.25° S · 123.89° W
- Diameter
- 76.84 km
- IAU approval
- 1970/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-107 · Houzeau
Geological Chronicle
Houzeau is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 76.84 kilometers.
It is located to the northwest of the Mare Orientale impact basin, and ejecta from that event has fallen across this crater rim and its interior. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-107.
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
— Jean-Charles-Hippolyte-Joseph de Lehaie; Belgian astronomer (1820-1888).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Houzeau (crater)
Name Origin
Jean-Charles-Hippolyte-Joseph de Lehaie; Belgian astronomer (1820-1888).