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Vitya (crater)

Coordinates: 38°16′12″N 35°01′37″W / 38.27°N 35.027°W / 38.27; -35.027
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Vitya
Map of the minor features that the rover Lunokhod-1 passed
Coordinates38°16′12″N 35°01′37″W / 38.27°N 35.027°W / 38.27; -35.027
Diameter0.13 km
DepthUnknown
EponymRussian male name

Vitya 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 Vitya does not refer to a specific person; it is a Russian male name, a diminutive form of Victor.[1]

References

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