Bok (lunar crater)
LRO Wide Angle Camera image | |
| Coordinates | 20°16′S 171°35′W / 20.26°S 171.58°W |
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| Diameter | 43.03 km (26.74 mi) |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 172° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Priscilla F. Bok Bart J. Bok |
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.
The crater was named by the IAU in 1979 after American astronomer Priscilla F. Bok and Dutch-American astronomer Bart J. Bok.