Boscovich is a lunarimpact crater that has been almost completely eroded away by subsequent impacts. It is located west-northwest of the crater Julius Caesar, and south-southeast of the prominent Manilius. The crater floor has a low albedo, and the dark hue makes it relatively easy to recognize. The surface is crossed by the rille system designated Rimae Boscovich that extends for a diameter of 40 kilometres. The crater is named after Croatian physicist Roger Joseph Boscovich.[1]
Satellite craters
Boscovich crater and its satellite craters taken from Earth in 2012 at the University of Hertfordshire's Bayfordbury Observatory with the telescopes Meade LX200 14" and Lumenera Skynyx 2-1
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Boscovich.
Location of the lunar crater Bošković.Oblique Apollo 15 image, looking south
Boscovich
Latitude
Longitude
Diameter
A
9.5° N
12.6° E
6 km
B
9.8° N
9.2° E
5 km
C
8.5° N
12.0° E
3 km
D
9.0° N
12.2° E
5 km
E
9.0° N
12.7° E
21 km
F
10.6° N
11.4° E
5 km
P
11.5° N
10.3° E
67 km
References
^"Boscovich (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
Andersson, L. E.; Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature. NASA RP-1097.
Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186. Bibcode:1971SSRv...12..136M. doi:10.1007/BF00171763. S2CID122125855.
Wood, Chuck (March 17, 2013). "A Russian Masterpiece". Lunar Photo of the Day. Archived from the original on September 30, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2017. - on the rille
Wood, Chuck (March 1, 2014). "Smoothered". Lunar Photo of the Day. – also features nearby Boscovich Crater
