Hess

Summary

Hess is a lunar crater^[1]. Hess ranks in the top 5% of lunar_crater entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hess's instance of is recorded as lunar crater^[3].
• Victor Francis Hess is named after Hess^[4].
• Harry Hammond Hess is named after Hess^[5].
• The location of Hess was LQ29^[6].
• Hess's Commons category is recorded as Hess (crater)^[7].
• Hess's located on astronomical body is recorded as Moon^[8].
• Hess's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -54.47, 'lon': 174.19}^[9].
• Hess's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+90.4'}^[10].

Body

Designation and Status

Hess's instance of is recorded as lunar crater^[3].

History and Context

Things named after include Victor Francis Hess^[4], a physicist^[11], 1883–1964^[12], of United States^[13], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics^[14], specialised in physics^[15] and Harry Hammond Hess^[5], a geologist^[16], 1906–1969^[17], of United States^[18], awarded the Penrose Medal^[19], specialised in geology^[20].

Why It Matters

Hess ranks in the top 5% of lunar_crater entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] Hess has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21]