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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Nikolya is one of twelve named craters near the landing site, located in the northwest of Mare Imbrium -
LRO image of Nikolya and Vasya craters -
Another LRO image of Nikolya and Vasya craters
 Map of the minor features that the rover Lunokhod-1 passed | |
| Coordinates | 38°12′07″N 34°59′54″W / 38.20205°N 34.9984°W |
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| Diameter | 0.12 km |
| Eponym | Russian male name |
References
edit- ^ a b "Nikolya (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nikolya (crater).
- Nikolya 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 (PDF) from the original on 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
- Wood, Chuck (June 16, 2012). "Overdue Names". Lunar Photo of the Day. Archived from the original on January 14, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2017.