Astronomy:Borya (crater)
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Short description: Crater on the Moon
 Map of the minor features that the rover Lunokhod-1 passed, Borya is above the middle of the picture | |
| Diameter | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
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Borya 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 400 m (1,300 ft).[1] The name Borya does not refer to a specific person; it is a male name of Russian origin, the diminutive form of Boris.[1]
Borya is one of twelve named craters near the landing site of Luna 17, located in the northwest of Mare Imbrium
LRO image
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Borya (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
External links
- Borya at The Moon Wiki
- "Lunokhod-1 traverse map (Landing site Luna 17)". Moscow State University of Geodesy and cartography (MIIGAiK), German Aerospace Center (DLR). 2012. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/Lunokhod-1_traverse_map_Luna_17.pdf.
- Wood, Chuck (June 16, 2012). "Overdue Names". Lunar Photo of the Day. http://lpod.wikispaces.com/June+16%2C+2012.
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