Oblique view of Bečvář fromApollo 17, facing north. Bečvář X is at top near center, Bečvář Q is below left of center, and Bečvář J is partially visible in lower right. | |
| Coordinates | 2°54′S124°30′E / 2.9°S 124.5°E /-2.9; 124.5 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 67 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 236° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Antonín Bečvář |

Bečvář (Czech pronunciation:[ˈbɛtʃvaːr̝̊]) is alunarimpact crater that is located near the equator on thefar side of the Moon. It lies to the northeast of the craterNecho, within that feature'sray system. To the north-northeast is the craterGregory.
This is a worn, eroded crater system with a few tiny craterlets lying across the floor and rim. A double-crater formation occupies the southwestern rim, with Bečvář Q forming the northwestern member of this pair. The crater Bečvář X is attached to the northern rim.
The crater was named after Czechoslovakian astronomerAntonín Bečvář by theIAU in 1970.[1] The crater was known asCrater 283 prior to naming.[2]
Bečvář lies at the center of an unnamed, highly subdued, 200-km-diameter crater which was originally discovered during theApollo 16 mission and reported byFarouk El-Baz. The nameNecho was proposed for the crater, but the name was eventually adopted for the small, bright-rayedcrater along the south margin of the unnamed crater.[3]

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Bečvář.
| Bečvář | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1.5° S | 126.5° E | 15 km |
| E | 2.0° S | 127.8° E | 15 km |
| J | 3.6° S | 126.6° E | 45 km |
| Q | 2.9° S | 124.0° E | 28 km |
| S | 3.0° S | 121.1° E | 14 km |
| T | 1.8° S | 121.9° E | 27 km |
| X | 0.6° S | 124.2° E | 26 km |

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