The Crater van den Bos

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

5.26° S · 145.95° E

Diameter

25.18 km

IAU approval

1979/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-84 · Dellinger

Geological Chronicle

Van den Bos is a small lunar impact crater that is joined to the south-southwestern outer rim of the slightly larger crater Tamm. The formation spans an official diameter of 25.18 kilometers.

About one crater diameter to the west is Vil'ev. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-84.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Willem Hendrik; South African astronomer (1896-1974).
• Wikipedia (en) — Van den Bos (crater)

Name Origin

Willem Hendrik; South African astronomer (1896-1974).