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| Coordinates | 8°18′S 17°24′W / 8.3°S 17.4°W |
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| Diameter | 60 km |
| Colongitude | 17° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Aimé Bonpland |
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Bonpland is the remains of a lunar impact crater that is attached to the walled plain Fra Mauro to the north and Parry to the east. The intersection of their rims forms a three-pointed mountainous rise. To the southeast is the small crater Tolansky. Bonpland lies on the eastern edge of Mare Cognitum. It is named after Aimé Bonpland, a French explorer and botanist.[1]
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This rim of Bonpland is heavily worn and eroded, with the intrusion of Parry in the east creating a bulging extension to the southeast. The floor has been flooded by lava in the past, leaving a relatively flat surface that is broken by a series of narrow clefts. These are collectively designated the Rimae Parry. The clefts cross the rim to the south and also to the north, extending into the neighboring Fra Mauro.
- ^ "Bonpland (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.