Bosch (crater)
Appearance
Diameter | 18.6 km |
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Depth | Unknown |
Colongitude | 190° at sunrise |
Eponym | Carl Bosch |
Bosch is a small lunar impact crater near the North Pole of the Moon. It is located just to the northeast of Rozhdestvenskiy W
This crater was previously unnamed until it was given a name by the 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).
References
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