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[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Boss LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Boss%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Boss Apollo Images]<br /> - Apollo 16's color-''Hasselblad'' [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS16-121-19445 AS16-121-19445] shows '''Boss''' a bit below the central part of the frame's upper margin. The ''Clementine Atlas'''s LAC 29 is very useful to recognize the depicted region which is visible in Apollo 16's ''Hasselblad'' frame.<br /> - Research: Danny Caes.<br /> <br /> <br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Boss LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Boss%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Boss Apollo Images]<br /> - Apollo 16's color-''Hasselblad'' [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS16-121-19445 AS16-121-19445] shows '''Boss''' a bit below the central part of the frame's upper margin. The ''Clementine Atlas'''s LAC 29 is very useful to recognize the depicted region which is visible in Apollo 16's ''Hasselblad'' frame.<br /> - Research: Danny Caes.<br /> <br /> <br /> | ||
==Maps== | ==Maps== | ||
| − | ''([http://the-moon. | + | ''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/LAC%20zone LAC zone] 29A2)'' [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/lac_29.pdf USGS Digital Atlas PDF]<br /> <br /> |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boss_(crater) Boss]<br /> <br /> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boss_(crater) Boss]<br /> <br /> | ||
==Additional Information== | ==Additional Information== | ||
| − | Depth data from [http://the-moon. | + | Depth data from [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Kurt%20Fisher%20crater%20depths Kurt Fisher database]<br /> |
* Westfall, 2000: 3.66 km | * Westfall, 2000: 3.66 km | ||
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Boss Lewis Boss](1846 – 1912) was an American astronomer. He became editor of the Astronomical Journal in 1909. Lewis Boss is noted for his work in cataloguing the locations and proper motions of stars. | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Boss Lewis Boss](1846 – 1912) was an American astronomer. He became editor of the Astronomical Journal in 1909. Lewis Boss is noted for his work in cataloguing the locations and proper motions of stars. | ||
| − | * Name given by Arthur and Whitaker in ''[http://the-moon. | + | * Name given by Arthur and Whitaker in ''[http://the-moon.us/wiki/Rectified%20Lunar%20Atlas Rectified Lunar Atlas]'' (1963) and approved by IAU in 1964 ([http://the-moon.us/wiki/Whitaker Whitaker], 1999, p234). |
* At (or near) Boss was Wilkins's and Paluzie-Borrell's '''Polit''' ("Hallowes H"), but the I.A.U. did not accept that name. | * At (or near) Boss was Wilkins's and Paluzie-Borrell's '''Polit''' ("Hallowes H"), but the I.A.U. did not accept that name. | ||
* Polit (Isidre Polit i Boixareu) was a Spanish physicist (1880-1958). | * Polit (Isidre Polit i Boixareu) was a Spanish physicist (1880-1958). | ||
Revision as of 20:10, 11 April 2018
Contents
Boss
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Lat: 45.8°N, Long: 89.2°E, Diam: 47 km, Depth: 3.66 km, Rükl: 16 |
Table of Contents
[#Boss Boss]
[#Boss-Images Images]
[#Boss-Maps Maps]
[#Boss-Description Description]
[#Boss-Description: Wikipedia Description: Wikipedia]
[#Boss-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#Boss-Nomenclature Nomenclature]
[#Boss-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]
[#Boss-Bibliography Bibliography]
left: LOIV-165-h2 . right: LROC
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
- Apollo 16's color-Hasselblad AS16-121-19445 shows Boss' a bit below the central part of the frame's upper margin. The Clementine Atlass LAC 29 is very useful to recognize the depicted region which is visible in Apollo 16's Hasselblad frame.
- Research: Danny Caes.
Maps
(LAC zone 29A2) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
- Westfall, 2000: 3.66 km
Nomenclature
- Lewis Boss(1846 – 1912) was an American astronomer. He became editor of the Astronomical Journal in 1909. Lewis Boss is noted for his work in cataloguing the locations and proper motions of stars.
- Name given by Arthur and Whitaker in Rectified Lunar Atlas (1963) and approved by IAU in 1964 (Whitaker, 1999, p234).
- At (or near) Boss was Wilkins's and Paluzie-Borrell's Polit ("Hallowes H"), but the I.A.U. did not accept that name.
- Polit (Isidre Polit i Boixareu) was a Spanish physicist (1880-1958).
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
"Polit" ("Hallowes H"): THE MOON by H.P.Wilkins and P.Moore.
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