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Vasco da Gama is a lunar impact crater that is located near the western limb of the Moon. It is named for the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. It lies to the south of the walled plain Einstein due south of Dalton. Attached to the southwestern rim of Vasco da Gama is the somewhat smaller crater Bohr.The northern and southern parts of the rim of Vasco da Gama have been heavily eroded by impacts with the western and eastern rims being more intact.