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Coordinates: 20°12′S 171°36′W / 20.2°S 171.6°W / -20.2; -171.6
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{{Short description|Crater on the Moon}}
{{Unreferenced|date=November 2007}}
{{Distinguish|Bok (Martian crater)}}

{{no footnotes|date=November 2018}}

{{Infobox Lunar crater
{{lunar crater data|
| image = Bok crater 1038 med.jpg
latitude=20.2|
| caption = [[Lunar Orbiter 1]] image
N_or_S=S|
| coordinates = {{coord|20.2|S|171.6|W|globe:moon_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
longitude=171.6|
| diameter = 45 km
E_or_W=W|
| depth = ''Unknown''
diameter=45 km|
| colong = 172
depth=''Unknown''|
| eponym = [[Priscilla Fairfield Bok|Priscilla F. Bok]]<br />[[Bart J. Bok]]
colong=172|
}}
eponym=[[Priscilla Fairfield Bok|Priscilla F. Bok]]<br />[[Bart J. Bok]]}}
[[File:Bok crater LROC.jpg|thumb|right|[[Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter|LRO]] Wide Angle Camera image]]
'''Bok''' is a [[moon|lunar]] [[Impact crater|crater]] that is located on the [[Far side (Moon)|far side]] of the [[Moon]]. To the southeast is the crater [[Sniadecki (crater)|Sniadecki]]; to the north is [[McKellar (crater)|McKellar]], and further to the west is [[De Vries (crater)|De Vries]].
[[File:Bok crater AS17-P-1636-1638.jpg|thumb|right|[[Apollo 17]] panoramic camera mosaic]]
'''Bok''' is a [[Lunar craters|lunar]] [[impact crater]] that is located on the [[Far side (Moon)|far side]] of the [[Moon]]. To the southeast is the crater [[Sniadecki (crater)|Sniadecki]]; to the north is [[McKellar (crater)|McKellar]], and further to the west is [[De Vries (crater)|De Vries]].


The rim of Bok is well-defined and is not significantly eroded. The inner walls slope gently down to the nearly level interior floor, which has a central peak near the midpoint. There is a slight inward bulge along the northwest wall.
The rim of Bok is well-defined and is not significantly eroded. The inner walls slope gently down to the nearly level interior floor, which has a central peak near the midpoint. There is a slight inward bulge along the northwest wall.
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|align="center"|19.1° S
|align="center"|19.1° S
|align="center"|170.2° W
|align="center"|170.2° W
|align="center"|27 km
|align="center"|27&nbsp;km
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{refbegin}}
{{Lunar crater references}}
* {{cite book
{{Moon-crater-stub}}
| last1 = Andersson
| first1 = L. E.
| last2 = Whitaker
| first2 = E. A.
| author-link2 = Ewen Whitaker
| date = 1982
| title = [[NASA]] Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature
| publisher = NASA RP-1097
}}
* {{cite web
| last = Blue
| first = Jennifer
| date = July 25, 2007
| title = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
| publisher = [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]]
| url = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/
| access-date = 2007-08-05
}}
* {{cite book
| last1 = Bussey
| first1 = B.
| author-link1 = Ben Bussey
| last2 = Spudis
| first2 = P.
| author-link2 = Paul Spudis
| date = 2004
| title = The Clementine Atlas of the Moon
| publisher = [[Cambridge University Press]]
| location = New York
| isbn = 978-0-521-81528-4
}}
* {{cite book
| last1 = Cocks
| first1 = Elijah E.
| last2 = Cocks
| first2 = Josiah C.
| date = 1995
| title = Who's Who on the Moon: A Biographical Dictionary of Lunar Nomenclature
| publisher = Tudor Publishers
| isbn = 978-0-936389-27-1
| url = https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780936389271
}}
* {{cite web
| last = McDowell
| first = Jonathan
| date = July 15, 2007
| url = http://host.planet4589.org/astro/lunar/
| title = Lunar Nomenclature
| publisher = [[Jonathan's Space Report]]
| access-date = 2007-10-24
}}
* {{cite journal| last1 = Menzel| first1 = D. H.| last2 = Minnaert| first2 = M.| last3 = Levin| first3 = B.| last4 = Dollfus| first4 = A.| last5 = Bell| first5 = B.| title = Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU| doi = 10.1007/BF00171763| journal = Space Science Reviews| volume = 12| issue = 2| pages = 136–186| year = 1971| bibcode = 1971SSRv...12..136M| s2cid = 122125855}}
* {{cite book
| first = Patrick
| last = Moore
| author-link = Patrick Moore
| date = 2001
| title = On the Moon
| publisher = [[Sterling Publishing Co]]
| isbn = 978-0-304-35469-6
| url = https://archive.org/details/patrickmooreonmo00patr
}}
* {{cite book
| first = Fred W.
| last = Price
| date = 1988
| title = The Moon Observer's Handbook
| publisher = Cambridge University Press
| isbn = 978-0-521-33500-3
}}
* {{cite book
| last = Rükl
| first = Antonín
| author-link = Antonín Rükl
| date = 1990
| title = Atlas of the Moon
| publisher = [[Kalmbach Books]]
| isbn = 978-0-913135-17-4
}}
* {{cite book
| last = Webb
| first = Rev. T. W.
| author-link = Thomas William Webb
| date = 1962
| title = Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes
| edition = 6th revised
| publisher = Dover
| isbn = 978-0-486-20917-3
| url = https://archive.org/details/celestialobjects00webb
}}
* {{cite book
| first = Ewen A.
| last = Whitaker
| author-link = Ewen Whitaker
| date = 1999
| title = Mapping and Naming the Moon
| publisher = Cambridge University Press
| isbn = 978-0-521-62248-6
}}
* {{cite book
| first = Peter T.
| last = Wlasuk
| date = 2000
| title = Observing the Moon
| publisher = Springer
| isbn = 978-1-85233-193-1
}}
{{refend}}

{{Craters on the Moon: A–B}}

[[Category:Impact craters on the Moon]]
[[Category:Impact craters on the Moon]]

Latest revision as of 01:46, 26 January 2024

Bok
Coordinates20°12′S 171°36′W / 20.2°S 171.6°W / -20.2; -171.6
Diameter45 km
DepthUnknown
Colongitude172° at sunrise
EponymPriscilla F. Bok
Bart J. Bok
LRO Wide Angle Camera image
Apollo 17 panoramic camera mosaic

Bok is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon. To the southeast is the crater Sniadecki; to the north is McKellar, and further to the west is De Vries.

The rim of Bok is well-defined and is not significantly eroded. The inner walls slope gently down to the nearly level interior floor, which has a central peak near the midpoint. There is a slight inward bulge along the northwest wall.

Satellite craters

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By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Bok.

Bok Latitude Longitude Diameter
C 19.1° S 170.2° W 27 km

References

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  • Andersson, L. E.; Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature. NASA RP-1097.
  • Blue, Jennifer (July 25, 2007). "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature". USGS. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
  • Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
  • Cocks, Elijah E.; Cocks, Josiah C. (1995). Who's Who on the Moon: A Biographical Dictionary of Lunar Nomenclature. Tudor Publishers. ISBN 978-0-936389-27-1.
  • McDowell, Jonathan (July 15, 2007). "Lunar Nomenclature". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
  • Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186. Bibcode:1971SSRv...12..136M. doi:10.1007/BF00171763. S2CID 122125855.
  • Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. Sterling Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-304-35469-6.
  • 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.
  • Webb, Rev. T. W. (1962). Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes (6th revised ed.). Dover. ISBN 978-0-486-20917-3.
  • 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.