Bose is a
lunar
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Arts and entertainment
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impact crater
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that is located on the
far side
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of the
Moon
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, in the southern
sphere hemisphere
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. It lies just to the northwest of the smaller crater
Bhabha, and southeast of
Alder
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.
The outer rim of Bose has become worn and the edges rounded by impacts, although the shape of the wall is still well-preserved. The small satellite crater Bose D lies across the east-northeastern rim, and a smaller craterlet has impacted on the inner southeast wall. The inner floor is level with a low central peak offset slightly to the southeast of the midpoint. There are several tiny craterlets marking the interior, including three to the east of the central peak.
The crater is named after an eminent Indian polymath,
Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose
Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose
(;, ; 30 November 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a biologist, physicist, botanist and an early writer of science fiction. He was a pioneer in the investigation of radio microwave optics, made significant contribution ...
, for his works on wireless communication.
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified in
selenography
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by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Bose.
See also
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Mitra (crater)
Mitra is a lunar impact crater that is attached to the western outer rim of the larger crater Mach, on the far side of the Moon. Just to the west of Mitra is Bredikhin, and to the south-southeast lies Henyey. It is named after Sisir Kumar Mitra ...
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Impact craters on the Moon
{{Craters on the Moon: A–B