Valera (crater)

Valera

Map of the minor features that the rover Lunokhod-1 passed
Coordinates	38°17′22″N 35°00′07″W / 38.2895°N 35.002°W / 38.2895; -35.002Coordinates: 38°17′22″N 35°00′07″W / 38.2895°N 35.002°W / 38.2895; -35.002
Diameter	0.13 km
Eponym	Russian male name

Valera 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 0.13 km.^[1] The name Valera does not refer to a specific person; it is a Russian male name, a diminutive form of Valery.^[1]

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  Valera 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 Valera (crater).

• Valera 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.