W. Bond (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
 Location of W. Bond crater. |
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| Coordinates | 65.3° N, 4.5° E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 156 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 2° at sunrise |
| Eponym | William C. Bond |
W. Bond is an irregularly shaped lunar walled plain that is located in the northern part of the Moon, to the north of the Mare Frigoris. It lies to the east of Birmingham crater, and south-southwest of Barrow crater. The Epigenes crater is located just to the northwest of the outer rim. Onlong the southwest edge, between W. Bond and the lunar mare, is Timaeus crater.
What remains of the outer rim of W. Bond has been eroded and reshaped until it now consists of little more than an outline of hills and mounts. The most prominent of these is a nearly linear range along the northwest rim, which is divided in half by the 'W. Bond A' satellite crater. The southeast rim is also relatively well defined, but the remainder is irregular, notched, and not very prominent.
The interior floor is relatively flat in comparison with the rim region, although there are sections of rough terrain near the northern rim. In the center of the walled plain is a narrow rille that runs toward the eastern rim. To the southeast of this formation is 'W. Bond B', a circular, bowl-shaped crater. The smaller 'W. Bond C' is located just to the northeast.
In older publications this formation was identified as W. C. Bond.
[edit] Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to W. Bond crater.
| W. Bond | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 64.9° N | 7.6° E | 15 km |
| C | 65.6° N | 8.2° E | 7 km |
| D | 63.5° N | 3.2° E | 7 km |
| E | 63.8° N | 9.1° E | 25 km |
| F | 64.5° N | 9.6° E | 9 km |
| G | 63.0° N | 7.0° E | 4 km |
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