Hortensius

Crater (14.2 km) — Hove, Martin van den; Dutch astronomer (1605-1639).

Coordinates

6.4671, -27.9995 (positive-east)

Descriptor

Crater

Feature type

Crater, craters

Feature type code

AA

Diameter km

14.161709

Etymology

Hove, Martin van den; Dutch astronomer (1605-1639).

Iau approval status

Adopted by IAU

Iau approval year

1935

Iau reference

http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2559

Clean name

Hortensius

Ethnicity

The Netherlands (Dutch)

Continent

Europe

Quad

LAC-58

Primary source