Kolya (crater)

Kolya
	Map of the minor features that the rover Lunokhod-1 passed
Coordinates	38°18′46″N 34°59′51″W / 38.3128°N 34.9975°WCoordinates: 38°18′46″N 34°59′51″W / 38.3128°N 34.9975°W
Diameter	0.14 km
Eponym	Russian male name

Kolya 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 0.14 km.^[1] The name Kolya does not refer to a specific person; it is a male name of Russian origin, a diminutive form of Nikolai.^[1]

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

References[]

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

External links[]

Kolya 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 October 24, 2017.

[gpn-1] "Kolya (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

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