Crater on the Moon
Feature on the moon
Nikolya 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 Nikolya does not refer to a specific person; it is a male name of Russian origin, a diminutive form of Nikolai.[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
References
- ^ a b "Nikolya (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nikolya (crater).
- Nikolya 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. Archived from the original on January 14, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
