Borman (crater)

Borman (crater)

240px Oblique Lunar Orbiter 5 image
Coordinates
Diameter	50 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	212° at sunrise
Eponym	Frank Borman

Borman is a lunar impact crater that is located in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. It lies across the southeast section of the mountainous inner ring, within the walled basin named Apollo.

The rim of Borman remains sharp-edged, although a smaller crater lies across its northwestern rim. The interior is rough but relatively flat. Borman L is an older and much more worn crater that is attached to the southern rim of Borman.

Borman crater is named after the American astronaut Frank Borman, commander of the Apollo 8 mission in 1968, which was the first manned mission to the moon, and therefore Borman was one of the three first humans to see this crater on the far side of the moon. Two nearby craters are named after the other two crew members, William Anders (Anders crater) and Jim Lovell (Lovell crater).

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Borman.

Borman	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
L	40.1° S	147.2° W	28 km
V	37.4° S	150.6° W	28 km

The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.

• Borman A — See McNair (crater).
• Borman X — See Resnik (crater).
• Borman Y — See McAuliffe (crater).
• Borman Z — See Jarvis (crater).