Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Boscovich on Moon

Boscovich

Feature Name Boscovich
Clean Name Boscovich
Feature ID 831
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 10.40 °
Southernmost Latitude 9.03 °
Easternmost Longitude 11.71 °
Westernmost Longitude 10.32 °
Diameter 41.53 km
Center Latitude 9.71 °
Center Longitude 11.01 °
Northernmost Latitude 10.38 °
Southernmost Latitude 9.01 °
Easternmost Longitude 11.71 °
Westernmost Longitude 10.32 °
Diameter 41.53 km
Center Latitude 9.69 °
Center Longitude 11.02 °
Northernmost Latitude 9.80 °
Southernmost Latitude 9.80 °
Easternmost Longitude 11.10 °
Westernmost Longitude 11.10 °
Diameter 46.00 km
Center Latitude 9.80 °
Center Longitude 11.10 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Italy
Quad LAC-60 [pdf]
Reference [89] - Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Charles Coulston Gillispie, editor in chief, vol. 9: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1981.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Origin Rudjer J.; Italian physicist (1711-1787).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Boscovich A
Boscovich B
Boscovich C
Boscovich D
Boscovich E
Boscovich F
Boscovich P

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