Heymans (crater)
Encyclopedia
Heymans is a lunar
impact crater
that is located in the northern part of the Moon
on the far side from the Earth
. It lies between the craters Poinsot
to the north and Hippocrates
slightly farther to the south. To the southeast of Heymans is the larger Mezentsev
.
This crater has been worn by subsequent impacts, but retains the general appearance of its original form. At the north end a small crater overlies the rim, and there are smaller impacts across the rim to the east and south. But the rim is generally round and symmetrical, with a slightly narrower inner wall to the northeast. Within the rim, the interior floor is level and nearly featureless.
Moon
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impact crater
Impact crater
In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body...
that is located in the northern part of the Moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
on the far side from the Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
. It lies between the craters Poinsot
Poinsot (crater)
Poinsot is a worn lunar crater that is located at the northern part of the Moon on the far side. It lies to the south of the walled plain Rozhdestvenskiy...
to the north and Hippocrates
Hippocrates (lunar crater)
Hippocrates is a lunar crater on the far side of the Moon. It is located in the northern region of the lunar surface, to the north of the crater Stebbins. To the southwest of Hippocrates are Kirkwood and the large Sommerfeld....
slightly farther to the south. To the southeast of Heymans is the larger Mezentsev
Mezentsev (crater)
Mezentsev is a lunar crater that is located in the high northern latitudes on the Moon's far side. It lies just to the west of the smaller Niepce. To the southwest is the larger Stebbins, to the west-southwest is Hippocrates and to the northwest is Heymans....
.
This crater has been worn by subsequent impacts, but retains the general appearance of its original form. At the north end a small crater overlies the rim, and there are smaller impacts across the rim to the east and south. But the rim is generally round and symmetrical, with a slightly narrower inner wall to the northeast. Within the rim, the interior floor is level and nearly featureless.
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Heymans.| Heymans | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | 76.8° N | 132.3° W | 25 km |
| F | 75.0° N | 133.6° W | 50 km |
| T | 75.2° N | 155.4° W | 31 km |