Gena (crater)
 Map of the minor features that the rover Lunokhod-1 passed, Gena is in the middle of the photo | |
| Coordinates | 38°16′16″N 35°00′43″W / 38.271°N 35.012°W |
|---|---|
| Diameter | c. 200 m |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Eponym | Russian male name of Greek origin |
Gena 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 south of the larger Borya, northeast of Kostya and east of Vitya, under a kilometre east is an unnamed craterlet. 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 form of the Greek male name Gennadius, 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 at the northeast rim of the crater around mid-March 1971 and was the lander's halfway point, the lander then passed northward after visiting the craterlet now Igor and after making two left turns northeast of the craterled, the lander headed north of the craterlet now known as Borya befiore turning left to make a loop, where the lander visited the craterled again around May before heading north. 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
References
- ^ "Gena". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved October 21, 2017 – via usgs.gov.
- ^ Lakdawalla, Emily (March 17, 2010). "And now for Luna 17 and Lunokhod 1". Planetary Report.
- ^ "LROC Observation M114185541R". Arizona State University.
External links
- Gena 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 from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - Wood, Chuck (June 16, 2012). "Overdue Names". Lunar Photo of the Day. Retrieved September 27, 2017.