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Coordinates: 86°49′N 133°36′E / 86.82°N 133.6°E / 86.82; 133.6
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'''Bosch''' is a small [[Lunar craters|lunar]] [[impact crater]] near the North Pole of the [[Moon]]. It is located just to the northeast of [[Rozhdestvenskiy (crater)|Rozhdestvenskiy W]]
'''Bosch''' is a small [[Lunar craters|lunar]] [[impact crater]] near the North Pole of the [[Moon]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Li |first=Shuai |last2=Lucey |first2=Paul G. |last3=Milliken |first3=Ralph E. |last4=Hayne |first4=Paul O. |last5=Fisher |first5=Elizabeth |last6=Williams |first6=Jean-Pierre |last7=Hurley |first7=Dana M. |last8=Elphic |first8=Richard C. |date=2018-09-04 |title=Direct evidence of surface exposed water ice in the lunar polar regions |url=https://pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1802345115 |journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |language=en |volume=115 |issue=36 |pages=8907–8912 |doi=10.1073/pnas.1802345115 |issn=0027-8424 |pmc=PMC6130389 |pmid=30126996}}</ref> It is located just to the northeast of the [[Rozhdestvenskiy (crater)|Rozhdestvenskiy crater.]]


This crater was previously unnamed until it was given a name by the [[International Astronomical Union|IAU]] along with 18 other craters on January 22, 2009. It was named after German Chemist and [[Nobel Prize]] winner [[Carl Bosch]] (c. 1874 – c. 1940).
This crater was previously unnamed until it was given a name by the [[International Astronomical Union|IAU]] along with 18 other craters on January 22, 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Planetary Names |url=https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/14524 |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov}}</ref> It was named after German chemist and [[Nobel Prize]] winner [[Carl Bosch]] (c. 1874 – c. 1940).


==References==
==References==


[[Category:Impact craters on the Moon]]
[[Category:Impact craters on the Moon]]
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Revision as of 14:49, 9 September 2022

Bosch
Coordinates86°49′N 133°36′E / 86.82°N 133.6°E / 86.82; 133.6
Diameter18.6 km
DepthUnknown
Colongitude190° at sunrise
EponymCarl Bosch

Bosch is a small lunar impact crater near the North Pole of the Moon.[1] It is located just to the northeast of the Rozhdestvenskiy crater.

This crater was previously unnamed until it was given a name by the IAU along with 18 other craters on January 22, 2009.[2] It was named after German chemist and Nobel Prize winner Carl Bosch (c. 1874 – c. 1940).

References

  1. ^ Li, Shuai; Lucey, Paul G.; Milliken, Ralph E.; Hayne, Paul O.; Fisher, Elizabeth; Williams, Jean-Pierre; Hurley, Dana M.; Elphic, Richard C. (2018-09-04). "Direct evidence of surface exposed water ice in the lunar polar regions". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115 (36): 8907–8912. doi:10.1073/pnas.1802345115. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 6130389. PMID 30126996.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: PMC format (link)
  2. ^ "Planetary Names". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-09.


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