The Crater Bosch

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

86.82° N · 133.54° E

Diameter

19.58 km

IAU approval

2009/01/22 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-1 · Peary

Geological Chronicle

Bosch is a small lunar impact crater near the North Pole on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 19.58 kilometers.

It is located to the northeast of the large Rozhdestvenskiy crater. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-1.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Carl; German chemist, Nobel Prize winner 1931 (1874-1940).
• Wikipedia (en) — Bosch (crater)

Name Origin

Carl; German chemist, Nobel Prize winner 1931 (1874-1940).