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Bobillier (crater)

Coordinates: 19°36′N 15°30′E / 19.6°N 15.5°E / 19.6; 15.5
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Bobillier
Apollo 17 Mapping Camera image
Coordinates19°36′N 15°30′E / 19.6°N 15.5°E / 19.6; 15.5
Diameter6.5 km
Depth1.2 km[1]
Colongitude344° at sunrise
EponymÉtienne Bobillier

Bobillier is a tiny, cup-shaped lunar impact crater in the southwest part of Mare Serenitatis. It was named after French geometer Étienne Bobillier in 1976.[2] It lies to the north-northwest of the crater Bessel. To the south and west is a wrinkle ridge designated Dorsum Buckland. Bobillier was previously identified as Bessel E.

References

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  1. ^ LTO-42D3 Menelaus — L&PI topographic map
  2. ^ "Bobillier (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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