Bode (crater) explained

Coordinates:	6.7°N -2.4°W
Colong:	3
Eponym:	Johann E. Bode

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.

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.

Satellite craters

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

Bode	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
A	9.0° N	1.2° W	12 km
B	8.7° N	3.1° W	10 km
C	12.2° N	4.8° W	7 km
D	7.2° N	3.3° W	4 km
E	12.4° N	3.4° W	7 km
G	6.4° N	3.5° W	4 km
H	12.2° N	6.5° W	4 km
K	9.3° N	2.3° W	6 km
L	5.6° N	3.8° W	5 km
N	10.9° N	3.9° W	6 km

See also

• Asteroid 998 Bodea

References

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External links

• Bode at The Moon Wiki
• Rimae Bode at The Moon Wiki

Related articles

• Web site: Wood . Chuck . April 24, 2006 . Rubbly Lineations. Lunar Photo of the Day . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110614233616/http://www.lpod.org/?m=20060424. June 14, 2011.
• Web site: Wood . Chuck . August 12, 2006. Rimae Weird . Lunar Photo of the Day . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110614233616/http://www.lpod.org/?m=20060812. June 14, 2011. - also appeared on the August 24, 2004 LPOD - includes Bode Crater and Rima Bode
• Web site: Wood . Chuck . April 8, 2010 . Textured Ejecta . Lunar Photo of the Day . - the rille