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| Coordinates | 24°48′N 15°18′W / 24.8°N 15.3°W |
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| Diameter | 6 km |
| Depth | 1.4 km |
| Colongitude | 16° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Wladimir Wáclav Heinrich |
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Heinrich is a small lunar impact crater on the Mare Imbrium, a lunar mare in the northwest quadrant of the Moon's near side. It was named after Czechoslovakian astronomer Wladimir Wáclav Heinrich.[1] It is a circular, bowl-shaped formation very similar to many other craters of comparable size on the Moon.
Heinrich lies to the southwest of the prominent crater Timocharis, and was previously designated as Timocharis A before being given its current name by the IAU. It is otherwise a relatively isolated formation with only a few tiny satellite craters of Timocharis located nearby.
- ^ "Heinrich (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.