Kolya (crater)

Kolya
Map of the minor features that the rover Lunokhod-1 passed, Kolya is above the top-mid-right of the photo
Coordinates 38°18′46″N 34°59′51″W / 38.3128°N 34.9975°W / 38.3128; -34.9975Coordinates: 38°18′46″N 34°59′51″W / 38.3128°N 34.9975°W / 38.3128; -34.9975
Diameter c. 80 m
Depth Unknown
Eponym Russian male name
LRO image

Kolya is a tiny lunar craterlet located in the northwest part of the Mare Imbrium in the northwest of the lunar near side. The craterlet is located north of the larger craterlet Borya, and east of Leonid and Albert. Major features include Promontorium Heraclides, located 30 km north, and C. Herschel crater located about 150 km south-southeast, the closest to where Lunokhod 1 visited.

Description

The crater is named after the Russian dimunitive form of the Greek male name Nicholas (Nikolai), one of the 12 craterlet names in the area where Lunokhod 1 passed that were approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on June 14, 2012.[1]

The Soviet lander Luna 17 crossed into the craterlet close to the centre and stopped there in June 1971, before going just 220 m northwest in the following month and reached the last two craterlets now Albert in August and close to what is now Leonid in September where its final position was made. The location and the lander's tracks were founded in a Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter image on March 17, 2010 by Albert Abdrakhimov.[2][3]

Location

Kolya is one of twelve named craters near the landing site, located in the northwest of Mare Imbrium

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kolya". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved November 2, 2017 – via usgs.gov.
  2. ↑ Lakdawalla, Emily (March 17, 2010). "And now for Luna 17 and Lunokhod 1". Planetary Report.
  3. ↑ "LROC Observation M114185541R". Arizona State University.
  • Kolya at The Moon Wiki
  • "Lunokhod-1 traverse map (Landing site Luna 17)" (PDF). Moscow State University of Geodesy and cartography (MIIGAiK), German Aerospace Center (DLR). 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  • Wood, Chuck (June 16, 2012). "Overdue Names". Lunar Photo of the Day. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
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