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Leonid (crater)

Coordinates: 38°18′40″N 35°00′25″W / 38.311°N 35.007°W / 38.311; -35.007
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Leonid
Map of the minor features that the rover Lunokhod-1 passed, Leonid is near the top of the photo
Coordinates38°18′40″N 35°00′25″W / 38.311°N 35.007°W / 38.311; -35.007
Diameter0.12 km
EponymRussian 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]

References

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