Vallis Bouvard (Moon)

Named after Alexis Bouvard - French astronomer, mathematician (1767-1843).

Vallis Bouvard is a 284-km-long valley , centered at 38.3°S 83.1°W / -38.3; -83.1. This is one of several such valleys that radiate away from the southeast edge of the Mare Orientale circular impact basin, the other two being Vallis Inghirami and Vallis Baade. It was formed by a secondary crater chain. (wikipedia entry)

A vallis is a valley. On the Moon they are named after nearby craters or other landforms.

NW 62 km

Bouvard R

Walking
1 Day 4 Hours

N 85 km

Krasnov(last)

MRV
1 Hour 20 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 14 Hours

NE 52 km

Bouvard S

Walking
23 Hours 51 Minutes

W 290 km

Drude

MRV
4 Hours 32 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 11 Hours

Vallis Bouvard

-38.45° N 277.68° E

E 146 km

Bouvard C

MRV
2 Hours 17 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 18 Hours

SW 121 km

Graff A

MRV
1 Hour 53 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 7 Hours

S 27 km

Baade(next)

Walking
12 Hours 27 Minutes

SE 76 km

Bouvard B

MRV
1 Hour 11 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 10 Hours

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