Bohnenberger
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Bohnenberger
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Lat: 16.2°S, Long: 40.0°E, Diam: 33 km, Depth: 2.4 km, [/R%C3%BCkl%2058 Rükl: 58] |
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Note the system of rilles on Bohnenberger's floor.
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([/IAU%20Directions IAU Directions]) BOHNENBERGER.--A ring-plain about 22 miles in diameter, situated on the E. side of the [/Mare%20Nectaris Mare Nectaris], under the precipitous flanks of [/Montes%20Pyrenaeus the Pyrenees], whose prominent shadows partially conceal it for many hours after sunrise. The circular border is comparatively low, and, except on the N., continuous. Here there is a gap, and on the E. of it an intrusive mass of rock. From its very peculiar shadow at sunrise, the wall on the W. appears to be very irregular. The club-shaped central mountain is of considerable size, but not conspicuous. S. of Bohnenberger stands the very attenuated ring, Bohnenberger A. It is of about the same diameter, has a large deep crater on its N. rim, and a smaller one, distinguished with difficulty, on its S.W. rim. On the N. of Bohnenberger there is a bright little ring-plain connected with the formation by a lofty ridge, under the W. flank of which Schmidt shows a crater-chain. An especially fine cleft originates on the W. side of this crater, which, following an undulating course over the [/Mare%20Nectaris Mare Nectaris], terminates at [/Rosse Rosse], N. of [/Fracastorius Fracastorius].
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Additional Information
- Depth data from [/Kurt%20Fisher%20crater%20depths Kurt Fisher database]
- Pike, 1976: 2.4 km
- Westfall, 2000: 2.4 km
- Viscardy, 1985: 1.06 km
- Cherrington, 1969: 2.34 km
- Central peak height
- Twin peaks on the south--0.4 km, two tall peaks--0.7km, one low hill--0.2 km - fatastronomer fatastronomer
- Satellite crater Bohnenberger G is on the [/ALPO%20list%20of%20bright%20ray%20craters ALPO list of bright ray craters] and on the [/ALPO%20list%20of%20banded%20craters ALPO list of banded craters]
Nomenclature
- Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger (15 June 1765 – 19 April 1831) was a German astronomer. In 1798, he was appointed professor of mathematics and astronomy at the University of Tübingen. In 1817, he discovered the gyroscope effect.
- Bohnenberger Eta (elongated hill north of Bohnenberger and Bohnenberger F) (see page 87 in Tony Dethier's Maanmonografieen).
- Bohnenberger Lambda (small hill between Bohnenberger A and Santbech M) (south of Bohnenberger) (see Chart 86 in the Times Atlas of the Moon).
- Rimae Bohnenberger could be (?) a name for the system of rilles on the floor of Bohnenberger.
- Rimae Bohnenberger F (an unofficial name for the system of concentric rilles northwest of Bohnenberger F). http://bit.ly/2CLRmAI
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