Bohnenberger (crater)
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Bohnenberger is a lunar
Moon
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 crater
Impact crater
In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body...

 that lies near the east edge of the Mare Nectaris
Mare Nectaris
The Sea of Nectar is a small lunar mare or sea located between the Sea of Tranquillity and the Sea of Fecundity . Montes Pyrenaeus borders the mare to the west and the large crater near the south center of the mare is known as Rosse...

, in the foothills of the Montes Pyrenaeus
Montes Pyrenaeus
Montes Pyrenaeus is a mountain range on the Moon. The range begins at the southwestern rim of the flooded crater Gutenberg at the northern end and extends southward bordering the eastern edge of Mare Nectaris....

 mountain range that forms the perimeter of the mare
Lunar mare
The lunar maria are large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions. They were dubbed maria, Latin for "seas", by early astronomers who mistook them for actual seas. They are less reflective than the "highlands" as a result of their iron-rich compositions, and...

. To the east beyond the mountains is the larger crater Colombo
Colombo (crater)
Colombo is a lunar impact crater that lies on the strip of rough continental terrain between Mare Fecunditatis to the east and Mare Nectaris in the west. It is located to the south of the crater Goclenius, and northwest of Cook....

. The crater has a low rim along the north wall, and the floor is somewhat irregular with a ridge crossing the floor. There is a small crater along the western inner wall.

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 Bohnenberger.
Bohnenberger Latitude Longitude Diameter
A 17.8° S 40.1° E 30 km
C 18.5° S 41.1° E 16 km
D 18.3° S 42.6° E 14 km
E 17.4° S 42.1° E 13 km
F 14.7° S 39.6° E 10 km
G 17.2° S 40.1° E 12 km
J 14.8° S 40.3° E 5 km
N 17.9° S 41.9° E 6 km
P 19.1° S 41.4° E 11 km
W 18.2° S 41.1° E 10 km
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