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Kostya (crater)

Coordinates: 38°14′42″N 35°01′16″W / 38.245°N 35.021°W / 38.245; -35.021
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Kostya
Map of the minor features that the rover Lunokhod-1 passed
Coordinates38°14′42″N 35°01′16″W / 38.245°N 35.021°W / 38.245; -35.021
Diameter0.13 km[1]
EponymRussian male name

Kostya 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 0.13 km.[1] The name Kostya does not refer to a specific person; it is a male name of Russian origin, a diminutive form of Konstantin.[1]

  • Kostya is one of twelve named craters near the landing site, located in the northwest of Mare Imbrium
    Kostya is one of twelve named craters near the landing site, located in the northwest of Mare Imbrium
  • LRO image
    LRO image

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kostya (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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