Borya 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 400 m (1,300 ft).[1] The name Borya does not refer to a specific person; it is a male name of Russian origin, the diminutive form of Boris.[1]
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Borya is one of twelve named craters near the landing site of Luna 17, located in the northwest of Mare Imbrium -
LRO image
 Map of the minor features that the rover Lunokhod-1 passed, Borya is above the middle of the picture | |
| Coordinates | 38°17′04″N 35°00′25″W / 38.2845°N 35.007°W |
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| Diameter | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Eponym | Russian male name |
References edit
- ^ a b "Borya (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Borya (crater).
- Borya 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 October 24, 2017.