van den Bos (Moon)

Named after Willem Hendrik Bos - South African astronomer (1896-1974).

Van den Bos is a small lunar crater that is joined to the south-southwestern outer rim of the slightly larger crater Tamm. About one crater diameter to the west is Vil'ev. Farther away to the east is the prominent Chaplygin, and to the south-southwest lies Marconi. Van den Bos is located on the far side and cannot be viewed directly from the Earth. (wikipedia entry)

A crater is a circular depression likely created by an impact event. On the Moon they are named after deceased scientists, polar explorers, astronauts or cosmonauts.

NW 37 km

Vil'ev B

Walking
17 Hours 2 Minutes

N 66 km

Tamm X

MRV
1 Hour 1 Minute
Walking
1 Day 6 Hours

NE 27 km

Tamm(last)

Walking
12 Hours 16 Minutes

W 48 km

Vil'ev(next)

Walking
22 Hours 13 Minutes

van den Bos

-5.26° N 145.95° E

E 130 km

Chaplygin

MRV
2 Hours 2 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 11 Hours

SW 36 km

Vil'ev J

Walking
16 Hours 40 Minutes

S 83 km

Marconi C

MRV
1 Hour 17 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 13 Hours

SE 84 km

Chaplygin Q

MRV
1 Hour 19 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 14 Hours

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