Bok (lunar crater)

Not to be confused with Bok (Martian crater).

Bok

LRO Wide Angle Camera image
Coordinates	20°16′S171°35′W / 20.26°S 171.58°W / -20.26; -171.58
Diameter	43.03 km (26.74 mi)
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	172° at sunrise
Eponym	Priscilla F. Bok Bart J. Bok

Apollo 17 panoramic camera mosaic

Bok is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon. To the southeast is the crater Sniadecki; to the north is McKellar, and further to the west is De Vries.

The rim of Bok is well-defined and is not significantly eroded. The inner walls slope gently down to the nearly level interior floor, which has a central peak near the midpoint. There is a slight inward bulge along the northwest wall.

The crater was named by the IAU in 1979 after American astronomer Priscilla F. Bok and Dutch-American astronomer Bart J. Bok. ^[1]

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 Bok.

Bok	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
C	19.1° S	170.2° W	27 km

References

1. "Bok (lunar crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

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