Hédervári is a

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that is located in the southern part of the

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, only a few crater diameters from the south lunar pole. It is attached to the northern rim of the larger crater

Amundsen Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (, ; ; 16 July 1872 – ) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He was a key figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Born in Borge, Østfold, Norway, Amundsen began ...

, and lies south of

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. Due to its location, this crater is viewed nearly from the edge from

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, which hinders the amount of detail that can be observed. It is also illuminated obliquely by the Sun, and the interior is often cloaked in shadows. This is an eroded crater with a rough and irregular outer rim. The smaller crater Amundsen C lies across the northern rim, as well as the inner wall and part of the interior floor. The outer rampart of Amundsen covers the southern part of the inner wall. The interior floor is rough in places, particularly in the western half. The eastern floor is more level and featureless. There is a mount of rough ground about the midpoint. This feature was previously identified as Amundsen A before being assigned a name by the

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after Péter Hédervári, a Hungarian astronomer.

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