Igor (crater)

Igor

Map of the minor features that the rover Lunokhod-1 passed, Igor is in the middle of the photo
Coordinates	38°15′01″N 34°01′53″W / 38.2504°N 34.0315°W / 38.2504; -34.0315Coordinates: 38°15′01″N 34°01′53″W / 38.2504°N 34.0315°W / 38.2504; -34.0315
Diameter	0.1 km
Eponym	Russian male name of Norse origin

Igor 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 0.1 km.^[1] The name Igor does not refer to a specific person; it is a Russian male name, derived from the Norse name Ingvar.^[1]

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  Igor 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 Igor (crater).

• Igor 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.