Boris (crater)
Appearance
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Coordinates | 30°32′N 33°30′W / 30.53°N 33.50°W |
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Diameter | 1.7 km |
Depth | Unknown |
Colongitude | 34° at sunrise |
Eponym | Boris (a common Russian masculine name) |
Boris is a tiny lunar impact crater that is located on the Mare Imbrium, to the northeast of the crater Delisle. It lies near the southwest extremity of a sinuous rille that is designated Rima Delisle. This rille meanders to the northeast, towards the crater Heis, before vanishing into the lunar mare.
Northwest of the ridge is Rupes Boris, a small 6 km scarp. Also northwest of Boris is Gaston and almost northeast is Linda.
This is one of the smallest craters on the Moon to be officially given a name by the IAU.[1]
See also
- Borya (crater) - a crater named after the dimunitive form of Boris
References
External links
- Map of the region
- Media related to Boris (crater) at Wikimedia Commons