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| − | Lat: 38.3°S, Long: 83.1°W, Length: 284 km, Depth: km, [ | + | Lat: 38.3°S, Long: 83.1°W, Length: 284 km, Depth: km, [[R%C3%BCkl%2061|Rükl: 61]]<br /> |
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| − | + | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/Vallis%20Bouvard_LO-IV-186H_LTVT.JPG [[Image:Normal_Vallis%20Bouvard_LO-IV-186H_LTVT.JPG|external image normal_Vallis%20Bouvard_LO-IV-186H_LTVT.JPG]]]<br /> ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1902 LO-IV-186H]'' '''Vallis Bouvard''' is the snake-like form slithering across the center of the image.<br /> <br /> | |
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===Images=== | ===Images=== | ||
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Vallis%20Bouvard LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Vallis%20Bouvard%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images]<br /> <br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Vallis%20Bouvard LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Vallis%20Bouvard%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images]<br /> <br /> | ||
===Maps=== | ===Maps=== | ||
| − | ''([ | + | ''([[LAC%20zone|LAC zone]] 109A4)''<br /> <br /> |
===Description=== | ===Description=== | ||
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===Description: Elger=== | ===Description: Elger=== | ||
| − | ''([ | + | ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BOUVARD.--A great irregular enclosure, which appears to be still larger than [[Lagrange|Lagrange]], S.W. of [[Piazzi|Piazzi]], and close to the limb. It is bounded by a very lofty rampart, rising at a peak on the E. to 10,000 feet. It has a fine central mountain.<br /> <br /> |
===Description: Wikipedia=== | ===Description: Wikipedia=== | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vallis_Bouvard Vallis Bouvard]<br /> <br /> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vallis_Bouvard Vallis Bouvard]<br /> <br /> | ||
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===Nomenclature=== | ===Nomenclature=== | ||
* Named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_Bouvard Alexis Bouvard] (1767-1843), a French astronomer and mathematician. | * Named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_Bouvard Alexis Bouvard] (1767-1843), a French astronomer and mathematician. | ||
| − | * '''Bouvard''' was listed as a Catalog Entry 2240 in Mary Blagg's ''[ | + | * '''Bouvard''' was listed as a Catalog Entry 2240 in Mary Blagg's ''[[Collated%20List|Collated List]]'' of 1913. |
| − | * The original [ | + | * The original [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU nomenclature]] of [[Blagg%20and%20M%C3%BCller|Blagg and Müller]] included '''Bouvard''' as well as ten [[lettered%20craters|lettered craters]] and four Greek-lettered [[mons|peaks]] named after it. '''Bouvard''' was listed as an 80-km diameter "ring plain" (crater). The name is attributed to Mädler. |
| − | * The name was changed from '''Bouvard''' to '''Vallis Bouvard''' as part of the re-naming of vaguely defined features in the [ | + | * The name was changed from '''Bouvard''' to '''Vallis Bouvard''' as part of the re-naming of vaguely defined features in the [[Mare%20Orientale|Mare Orientale]] region announced in [[Menzel%2C%201971|Menzel, 1971]]. |
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===LPOD Articles=== | ===LPOD Articles=== | ||
[http://lpod.wikispaces.com/October%2019%2C%202008 Bumpy, Lumpy, and Where?] (see this LPOD's discussion).<br /> <br /> | [http://lpod.wikispaces.com/October%2019%2C%202008 Bumpy, Lumpy, and Where?] (see this LPOD's discussion).<br /> <br /> | ||
===Bibliography=== | ===Bibliography=== | ||
| − | Harold Hill. 1991. ''[ | + | Harold Hill. 1991. ''[[A%20Portfolio%20of%20Lunar%20Drawings|A Portfolio of Lunar Drawings]]'' pages 166, 167 (the [[Vallis%20Baade|Baade]]-[[Vallis%20Inghirami|Inghirami]]-'''Bouvard''' valleys).<br /> <br /> <br /> |
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Latest revision as of 03:20, 16 April 2018
Contents
Vallis Bouvard
(current IAU name; original IAU name: Bouvard)
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Lat: 38.3°S, Long: 83.1°W, Length: 284 km, Depth: km, Rükl: 61 |
LO-IV-186H Vallis Bouvard is the snake-like form slithering across the center of the image.
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images
Maps
(LAC zone 109A4)
Description
Description: Elger
(IAU Directions) BOUVARD.--A great irregular enclosure, which appears to be still larger than Lagrange, S.W. of Piazzi, and close to the limb. It is bounded by a very lofty rampart, rising at a peak on the E. to 10,000 feet. It has a fine central mountain.
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
Nomenclature
- Named for Alexis Bouvard (1767-1843), a French astronomer and mathematician.
- Bouvard was listed as a Catalog Entry 2240 in Mary Blagg's Collated List of 1913.
- The original IAU nomenclature of Blagg and Müller included Bouvard as well as ten lettered craters and four Greek-lettered peaks named after it. Bouvard was listed as an 80-km diameter "ring plain" (crater). The name is attributed to Mädler.
- The name was changed from Bouvard to Vallis Bouvard as part of the re-naming of vaguely defined features in the Mare Orientale region announced in Menzel, 1971.
LPOD Articles
Bumpy, Lumpy, and Where? (see this LPOD's discussion).
Bibliography
Harold Hill. 1991. A Portfolio of Lunar Drawings pages 166, 167 (the Baade-Inghirami-Bouvard valleys).
