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Heis (crater)

Coordinates: 32°24′N 31°54′W / 32.4°N 31.9°W / 32.4; -31.9
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Heis
Coordinates32°24′N 31°54′W / 32.4°N 31.9°W / 32.4; -31.9
Diameter14 km
Depth0.7 km
Colongitude32° at sunrise
EponymEduard Heis
Obilique Apollo 15 panoramic camera image

Heis is a small lunar impact crater that is located in the western part of the Mare Imbrium. It was named after German astronomer Eduard Heis.[1] It is located to the northeast of the crater Delisle, and south of C. Herschel. Due east is the wrinkle ridge Dorsum Heim. Heis is a circular, symmetrical formation with an interior floor that is about half the diameter of the outer rim. The tiny satellite crater Heis A intrudes slightly into the northern rim.

Satellite craters

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By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Heis.

Heis Latitude Longitude Diameter
A 32.7° N 31.9° W 6 km
D 31.7° N 31.1° W 8 km

References

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  1. ^ "Heis (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.