Gena (crater)

Gena

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 / 38.271; -35.012Coordinates: 38°16′16″N 35°00′43″W / 38.271°N 35.012°W / 38.271; -35.012
Diameter	c. 200 m
Depth	Unknown
Eponym	Russian male name of Greek origin

Gena 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 0.2 km.^[1] The name Gena does not refer to a specific person; it is a male name of Russian origin, a diminutive form of Gennady.^[1]

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  Gena is one of twelve named craters near the landing site, located in the northwest of Mare Imbrium

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  LRO image

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gena (crater).

• 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 (PDF) from the original on 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
• Wood, Chuck (June 16, 2012). "Overdue Names". Lunar Photo of the Day. Retrieved September 27, 2017.