The Crater Bohr

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

12.71° N · 86.52° W

Diameter

70.07 km

IAU approval

1964/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-55 · Vasco da Gama

Geological Chronicle

Bohr is a lunar impact crater that is located along the western lunar limb, in the area that is affected by librations. The formation spans an official diameter of 70.07 kilometers.

It is attached to the southwestern rim of the larger, eroded Vasco da Gama formation, and to the southeast of the degraded crater Einstein. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-55.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Niels Henrik David; Danish physicist; Nobel laureate (1885-1962).
• Wikipedia (en) — Bohr (crater)

Name Origin

Niels Henrik David; Danish physicist; Nobel laureate (1885-1962).