The Crater Bobone

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

26.70° N · 132.12° W

Diameter

32.14 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-52 · Joule

Geological Chronicle

Bobone is an old, heavily eroded crater formation that lies on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 32.14 kilometers.

Little remains of the original crater formation, leaving only a bowl-shaped depression in the surface that is pock-marked by tiny craterlets. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-52.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Jorge; Argentinean astronomer (1901-1958).
• Wikipedia (en) — Bobone (crater)

Name Origin

Jorge; Argentinean astronomer (1901-1958).