Hildegard

Hildegard (Hildegard von Bingen)

Lat: 51.68°S, Long: 127.74°E, Diam: 122.0 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside)

Images

Maps

(LAC zone USGS Digital Atlas PDF (LAC 130).

Description

Wikipedia

Additional Information

• IAU page: Hildegard
• Not only was this crater adopted into the lunar nomenclature by the IAU on 25 Feb 2016, the crater within its northwest sector (formerly known as Pikel'ner K) was replaced with the name Hildegard K (see image below).

Nomenclature

• Hildegard von Bingen (or: Hildegard of Bingen); German writer, composer, mystic and visionary. In Germany she is considered the founder of the scientific study of natural history (1098 - 1179).

LPOD Articles

Lettered craters

Bibliography

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