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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Hegu (crater)

Hegu is a lunar impact crater that is located within Von Kármán crater on the far side of the Moon. The crater is located south of the landing site of the Chinese Chang'e 4 lander.

The crater's name was approved by the IAU on 4 February 2019. It is based on an ancient Chinese constellation of the same name (河鼓).

References

  1. ^ LAC-119
  2. ^ Hegu, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU), Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)