Boethius (lunar crater)

Boethius
Apollo 15 image
Coordinates5°34′N 72°20′E / 5.57°N 72.33°E / 5.57; 72.33
Diameter11.17 km (6.94 mi)[1]
Depth1.7 km
Colongitude288° at sunrise
EponymBoethius
LRO image

Boethius is a small lunar impact crater located on the east edge of Mare Undarum near the eastern lunar limb. To the southwest is the dark, lava-flooded crater Dubyago.[2] Boethius is circular and cup-shaped, with inner walls sloping down to the tiny central floor. It has a higher albedo than the surrounding terrain, and is not overlain by other impact craters of note.

This crater was named after the Roman philosopher Boethius (c. A.D. 470–524). Before its designation was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976,[1] it was identified as Dubyago U.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Boethius". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ↑ Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
  3. ↑ Moore, Patrick; Rees, Robin (2014). Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy (2 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-139-49522-6.

Sources

  • Price, Fred W. (1988). The Moon Observer's Handbook. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-33500-3.
  • Rükl, Antonín (1990). Atlas of the Moon. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 978-0-913135-17-4.
  • Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000). Observing the Moon. Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-193-1.
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