Heis (crater)
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 Lunar Orbiter 4 image | |
| Coordinates | 32°24′N 31°54′W / 32.4°N 31.9°W |
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| Diameter | 14 km |
| Depth | 0.7 km |
| Colongitude | 32° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Eduard Heis |
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.