Bose Crater ( lat. Bose ) - impact crater in the southern hemisphere of the far side of the moon . The name is given in honor of the Bengal scientist-encyclopedist: physicist , biologist , biophysicist , botanist , archaeologist and science fiction writer Jagadish Chandra Bose (1858-1937) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1970. The formation of the crater dates back to the Nectar period [1] .
| Bose | |
|---|---|
| lat Bose | |
 Clementine probe snapshot | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 92.6 km |
| Deepest | 2830 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Jagadish Chandra Bose (1858-1937) - Bengali scientist and encyclopedist: physicist, biologist, biophysicist, botanist, archaeologist and science fiction writer. |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
Crater Description
The crater is located in the center of the South Pole - Aitken Basin . The immediate neighbors of the crater are Boyle Crater in the west; Alder crater in the northwest and Baba crater in the southeast [2] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater , diameter 92.6 km [3] , depth 2.83 km [4] .
The crater shaft is significantly destroyed and smoothed by subsequent impacts , the northeastern part of the shaft is blocked by the satellite crater Bose D (see below). The height of the shaft above the surrounding area is 1430 m [4] . The southwestern part of the inner slope retained the remains of a terrace-like structure; the northeastern part of the inner slope was cut by furrows. The bottom of the bowl of the crater is relatively flat, there is a small central peak somewhat offset southeast of the center of the bowl. The composition of the central peak is gabbro – norite – troctolite anorthosite with a plagioclase content of 80–85% (GNTA2), anorthosite gabbro-norite (AGN) and anorthositic norite (AN) [1] . The bottom of the crater bowl is marked by several small craters, three of which are located east of the central peak.
Satellite Craters
| Bose [3] | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| A | 30.8 | |
| D | 19.6 | |
| U | 40,0 |
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 Description of the crater on The Moon-Wiki
- ↑ Bose Crater on LAC-133.
- ↑ 1 2 Handbook of the International Astronomical Union
- ↑ 1 2 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 .