Boscovich (crater)

Crater area (top right) in selenochromatic format

Boscovich

Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Coordinates	9°48′N11°06′E / 9.8°N 11.1°E / 9.8; 11.1
Diameter	46 km
Depth	1.8 km
Colongitude	349° at sunrise
Eponym	Roger Joseph Boscovich

Boscovich is a lunar impact crater that has been almost completely eroded away by subsequent impacts. It is located west-northwest of the crater Julius Caesar, and south-southeast of the prominent Manilius. The crater floor has a low albedo, and the dark hue makes it relatively easy to recognize. The surface is crossed by the rille system designated Rimae Boscovich that extends for a diameter of 40 kilometres. The crater is named after Croatian physicist Roger Joseph Boscovich. ^[2]

Satellite craters

Boscovich crater and its satellite craters taken from Earth in 2012 at the University of Hertfordshire's Bayfordbury Observatory with the telescopes Meade LX200 14" and Lumenera Skynyx 2-1

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Boscovich.

Location of the lunar crater Bošković.

Oblique Apollo 15 image, looking south

Boscovich	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
A	9.5° N	12.6° E	6 km
B	9.8° N	9.2° E	5 km
C	8.5° N	12.0° E	3 km
D	9.0° N	12.2° E	5 km
E	9.0° N	12.7° E	21 km
F	10.6° N	11.4° E	5 km
P	11.5° N	10.3° E	67 km

References

1. "Selenocromatica". GAWH. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
2. "Boscovich (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

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External links

• Boscovich at The Moon Wiki
• Rimae Boscovich at The Moon Wiki
• Wood, Chuck (March 17, 2013). "A Russian Masterpiece". Lunar Photo of the Day. Archived from the original on September 30, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2017. - on the rille
• Wood, Chuck (March 1, 2014). "Smoothered". Lunar Photo of the Day. – also features nearby Boscovich Crater