Boguslawsky Crater ( lat. Boguslawsky ) is a large impact crater in the southern subpolar region of the visible side of the Moon . The name is given in honor of the German astronomer , director of the observatory in Breslau (Wroclaw) , Palm Henrik Ludwig von Boguslavsky (1789-1851) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1935. The formation of the crater dates back to the preectarian period [1] .
| Boguslavsky | |
|---|---|
| lat Boguslawsky | |
 Shot of the Lunar Orbiter - IV probe. | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 94.6 km |
| Deepest | 3990 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Palm Henryk Ludwig von Boguslavsky (1789-1851) - German astronomer, director of the observatory in Breslau (Wroclaw). |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
Crater Description
The immediate neighbors of the crater are the crater Simpelius in the west; Manzini Crater in the northwest; Bussengo and Helmholtz craters in the northeast; Niemeyer crater in the east; Demonax Crater in the southeast and Schomberger Crater in the southwest [2] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater , diameter 94.6 km [3] , depth 3.99 km [4] .
Crater shaft is significantly destroyed. The height of the shaft above the surrounding area is 1460 m [1] . In the eastern part of the crater bowl is the satellite crater Boguslavsky D (see below). The bottom of the crater bowl is filled with lava , flat, without special structures except for small craters. The volume of the crater is approximately 9200 km³ [1] .
Satellite Craters
| Boguslavsky [3] | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| A | 8.2 | |
| B | 63.5 | |
| C | 34.5 | |
| D | 22.4 | |
| E | 14.6 | |
| F | 31.1 | |
| G | 20.5 | |
| H | 21.1 | |
| J | 34.7 | |
| K | 46,4 | |
| L | 21.9 | |
| M | 8.1 | |
| N | 27.4 |
- The satellite crater Boguslavsky C is included in the list of craters with dark radial bands on the inner slope of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Astronomy (ALPO) [5] .
- Satellite craters Boguslavsky D, G and L have a bright reflectivity in the radar range of 70 cm, which is explained by the small age of the craters and the presence of many uneven surfaces and fragments of rocks.
- The formation of the satellite crater Boguslavsky B belongs to the preectarian period [1] .
- The formation of the satellite crater Boguslavsky F belongs to the Early Imbrian period [1] .
Spacecraft landing locations
- Boguslavsky Crater is one of the possible landing areas of the planned Russian mission of the Luna-25 automatic interplanetary station .
See also
- List of Craters on the Moon
- Lunar crater
- Morphological catalog of Moon Craters
- Planetary nomenclature
- Selenography
- Mineralogy of the Moon
- Geology of the moon
- Late heavy bombardment
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Lunar Impact Crater Database . Losiak A., Kohout T., O'Sulllivan K., Thaisen K., Weider S. (Lunar and Planetary Institute, Lunar Exploration Intern Program, 2009); updated by Öhman T. in 2011. Archived page .
- ↑ Boguslavsky Crater on the map LAC-138.
- ↑ 1 2 Handbook of the International Astronomical Union
- ↑ John E. Westfall's Atlas of the Lunar Terminator, Cambridge Univ. Press (2000)
- ↑ List of Craters with Dark Radial Stripes of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Astronomy (ALPO) Archived December 3, 2013.