Bode (crater)

Bode
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Coordinates6°42′N 2°24′W / 6.7°N 2.4°W / 6.7; -2.4
Diameter18.6 km
Depth3.5 km
Colongitude3° at sunrise
EponymJohann E. Bode
The crater area in selenochromatic Image (Si) with some landmarks (yellow/normal, red/pyroclastic). More infos here : https://www.gawh.it/main/selenocromatica

Bode is a small crater located near the central region of the Moon, to the northwest of the joined craters Pallas and Murchison. It lies on a region of raised surface between the Mare Vaporum to the northeast, Sinus Aestuum to the west, and Sinus Medii to the southeast. The crater was named after German astronomer Johann Elert Bode.[1]

Lunar Orbiter 4 photo, a few streaks appear in this photo including three thicker ones

This crater is bowl-shaped, with a small interior floor and a ridge along the inner wall to the northeast. It has a minor ray system that extends for a distance of 130 kilometers. There is a group of rilles located to the west of the crater named the Rimae Bode. Its name comes from the name of the crater.

  1. ^ "Bode (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.