Vasya_(crater)

Vasya (crater)

Vasya (crater)

Crater on the Moon

Vasya 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 0.1 km.[1] The name Vasya does not refer to a specific person; it is a Russian male name, a diminutive form of Vasily.[1]

  • Nikolya is one of twelve named craters near the landing site, located in the northwest of Mare Imbrium
  • LRO image of Nikolya and Vasya craters
  • Another LRO image of Nikolya and Vasya craters
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References

  1. [1]
    "Vasya (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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