Nikolya (crater)

Nikolya is a tiny crater on the Moon. It is near the site where Soviet lunar rover Lunokhod 1 landed in November 1970, in the Mare Imbrium region. Its diameter is 0.12 km.[1] The name Nikolya does not refer to a specific person; it is a male name of Russian origin, a diminutive form of Nikolai.[1]

Nikolya
Map of the minor features that the rover Lunokhod-1 passed
Coordinates38.20205°N 34.9984°W / 38.20205; -34.9984
Diameter0.12 km
EponymRussian male name

References

  1. "Nikolya (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  • Nikolya 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 September 27, 2017.
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