Bowen (crater)

Bowen
Apollo 15 image
Coordinates17°36′N 9°06′E / 17.6°N 9.1°E / 17.6; 9.1
Diameter8.09 km (5.03 mi)[1]
Depth0.95 km (0.59 mi)
Colongitude351° at sunrise
EponymIra S. Bowen
Apollo 15 image of Bowen crater, facing west-northwest
Apollo 17 image of Bowen crater at left. North is to the right.

Bowen is a small lunar impact crater that is located to the southwest of the Montes Haemus, on the edge of a small lunar mare named the Lacus Doloris. It is distinguished only by having a relatively flat floor, rather than being bowl-shaped like most small craters. The crater Manilius is located to the south, at the opposite shore of the Lacus.[2]

This crater is named after American astronomer Ira S. Bowen. Its designation was formally adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1973.[1] Bowen was previously designated Manilius A, a satellite of Manilius.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bowen". 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. 41. 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. 54. 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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