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Nikolya (crater)

Coordinates: 38°12′07″N 34°59′54″W / 38.20205°N 34.9984°W / 38.20205; -34.9984
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Nikolya
Map of the minor features that the rover Lunokhod-1 passed
Coordinates38°12′07″N 34°59′54″W / 38.20205°N 34.9984°W / 38.20205; -34.9984
Diameter0.12 km
EponymRussian male name

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]

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