Bok (lunar crater)
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Not to be confused with Bok (Martian crater).
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.
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Coordinates | 20.2°S 171.6°W / -20.2; -171.6 |
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Diameter | 45 km |
Depth | Unknown |
Colongitude | 172° at sunrise |
Eponym | Priscilla F. Bok Bart J. Bok |
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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.