Crater on the Moon
Feature on the moon
Selenochromatic Image (Si) of the crater area
Oblique view from
Apollo 12 , facing east. Bohnenberger G (near center) and A (right) are also visible.
Oblique view from
Apollo 16 , facing south, with Bohnenberger below center, A and G above center, and W, C, and P in upper left.
Bohnenberger is a
lunar
impact crater that lies near the east edge of the
Mare Nectaris , in the foothills of the
Montes Pyrenaeus mountain range that forms the perimeter of the
mare . To the east beyond the mountains is the larger crater
Colombo . The crater has a low rim along the north wall, and the floor is somewhat irregular with a ridge crossing the floor. There is a small crater along the western inner wall.
The name of the crater was approved by the
IAU in 1935 and refers to German astronomer
Johann von Bohnenberger .
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Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Bohnenberger.
Bohnenberger
Latitude
Longitude
Diameter
A
17.8° S
40.1° E
30 km
C
18.5° S
41.1° E
16 km
D
18.3° S
42.6° E
14 km
E
17.4° S
42.1° E
13 km
F
14.7° S
39.6° E
10 km
G
17.2° S
40.1° E
12 km
J
14.8° S
40.3° E
5 km
N
17.9° S
41.9° E
6 km
P
19.1° S
41.4° E
11 km
W
18.2° S
41.1° E
10 km
References
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Bohnenberger , Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
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ISBN
978-0-521-81528-4 .
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ISBN
978-0-936389-27-1 .
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"Lunar Nomenclature" .
Jonathan's Space Report . Retrieved 2007-10-24 .
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Bibcode :
1971SSRv...12..136M .
doi :
10.1007/BF00171763 .
S2CID
122125855 .
Moore, Patrick (2001).
On the Moon .
Sterling Publishing Co.
ISBN
978-0-304-35469-6 .
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ISBN
978-0-521-33500-3 .
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Kalmbach Books .
ISBN
978-0-913135-17-4 .
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ISBN
978-0-486-20917-3 .
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ISBN
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ISBN
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External links
Media related to
Bohnenberger (crater) at Wikimedia Commons