Boscovich

Summary

Boscovich is an impact crater^[1]. Boscovich ranks in the top 6% of impact_crater entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Boscovich is credited with the discovery of Michael van Langren^[3].
• Boscovich's image is recorded as Boscovich crater 4097 h2.jpg^[4].
• Boscovich's instance of is recorded as impact crater^[5].
• Boscovich's instance of is recorded as lunar crater^[6].
• Ruđer Josip Bošković is named after Boscovich^[7].
• Boscovich's location is recorded as LQ12^[8].
• Boscovich's Commons category is recorded as Boscovich (crater)^[9].
• Boscovich's located on astronomical body is recorded as Moon^[10].
• Boscovich's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1645-00-00T00:00:00Z^[11].
• Boscovich's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 9.71, 'lon': 11.01}^[12].
• Boscovich's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0v_^[13].
• Boscovich's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+41.5'}^[14].
• Boscovich's Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature ID is recorded as 831^[15].
• Boscovich's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1800'}^[16].
• Boscovich's Hrvatska enciklopedija ID is recorded as 8941^[17].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include impact crater^[5] and lunar crater^[6].

History and Context

Ruđer Josip Bošković is named after Boscovich^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Boscovich include Rimae Boscovich^[18], a rille^[19].

Why It Matters

Boscovich ranks in the top 6% of impact_crater entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] Boscovich has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20]

Entities named for Boscovich include Rimae Boscovich^[18], a rille^[19].