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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]

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