Houssay (crater)
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Houssay is a lunar
impact crater
located on the lunar far side
near the northern pole. The crater is located to the Northeast of and directly adjacent to crater Nansen
. Houssay was adopted and named after Argentinian physiologist Bernardo Houssay
by the IAU
in 2009.
Moon
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impact crater
Impact crater
In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body...
located on the lunar far side
Far side of the Moon
The far side of the Moon is the lunar hemisphere that is permanently turned away, and is not visible from the surface of the Earth. The far hemisphere was first photographed by the Soviet Luna 3 probe in 1959, and was first directly observed by human eyes when the Apollo 8 mission orbited the Moon...
near the northern pole. The crater is located to the Northeast of and directly adjacent to crater Nansen
Nansen (crater)
Nansen may refer to:* Nansen * Nansen...
. Houssay was adopted and named after Argentinian physiologist Bernardo Houssay
Bernardo Houssay
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by the IAU
International Astronomical Union
The International Astronomical Union IAU is a collection of professional astronomers, at the Ph.D. level and beyond, active in professional research and education in astronomy...
in 2009.