Bronk (crater)

Bronk
Oblique Lunar Orbiter 5 image
Coordinates26°06′N 134°30′W / 26.1°N 134.5°W / 26.1; -134.5
Diameter66.16 km (41.11 mi)[1]
DepthUnknown
Colongitude135° at sunrise
EponymDetlev W. Bronk

Bronk is an eroded crater that lies on the far side of the Moon, out of sight from the Earth. It lies to the southeast of the larger crater Kovalevskaya. Less than one crater diameter to the east-northeast is the smaller crater Bobone.[2]

This crater has been worn and eroded by subsequent impacts. A small crater overlays the eastern rim, and much of the northeastern and northern parts of the rim have been disorganized by lesser impacts. There is a depression in the southern rim and the southwest rim has an outward bulge or slump. The interior floor is also rough and somewhat irregular, with several tiny craterlets marking the surface.[3]

This formation is named after American neurophysiologist Detlev W. Bronk (1897-1975).[4] Its designation was formally adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bronk". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ↑ Byrne, Charles J. (2008). The Far Side of the Moon. Springer. p. 143. ISBN 978-1-4899-8806-5.
  3. ↑ Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
  4. ↑ Working group for planetary system nomenclature (1980). Wayman, Patrick A. (ed.). Transactions of the International Astronomical Union. Vol. XVIIB. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 286. ISBN 978-90-277-1159-5.

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.
  • Whitaker, Ewen A. (1999). Mapping and Naming the Moon. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-62248-6.
  • Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000). Observing the Moon. Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-193-1.
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