Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 5.57° N · 72.33° E
- Diameter
- 11.17 km
- IAU approval
- 1976/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-63 · Neper
Geological Chronicle
Boethius is a small lunar impact crater located on the east edge of Mare Undarum near the eastern lunar limb. The formation spans an official diameter of 11.17 kilometers.
To the southwest is the dark, lava-flooded crater Dubyago. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-63.
Chronology & Exploration
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IAU
Name Adopted
The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.
Scientific Sources & References
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IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
— Anicius Manlius Severinus; Roman scholar(c. A.D. 470-524).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Boethius (lunar crater)
Name Origin
Anicius Manlius Severinus; Roman scholar(c. A.D. 470-524).