Leonid (crater)

Leonid

Map of the minor features that the rover Lunokhod-1 passed, Leonid is near the top of the photo
Coordinates	38°18′40″N 35°00′25″W / 38.311°N 35.007°W / 38.311; -35.007Coordinates: 38°18′40″N 35°00′25″W / 38.311°N 35.007°W / 38.311; -35.007
Diameter	0.12 km
Eponym	Russian male name

Leonid 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 Leonid does not refer to a specific person; it is a Russian male name of Greek origin.^[1]

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

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  LRO image, with the Lunokhod rover in upper left

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leonid (crater).

• Leonid 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.