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Valera (crater)

Coordinates: 38°17′22″N 35°00′07″W / 38.2895°N 35.002°W / 38.2895; -35.002
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Valera
Map of the minor features that the rover Lunokhod-1 passed
Coordinates38°17′22″N 35°00′07″W / 38.2895°N 35.002°W / 38.2895; -35.002
Diameter0.13 km
EponymRussian 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]

References

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