Kostya (crater)

Lunar crater

Feature on the moon

Kostya

Map of the minor features that the rover Lunokhod-1 passed

Coordinates| 38°14′42″N 35°01′16″W﻿ / ﻿38.245°N 35.021°W﻿ / 38.245; -35.021
Diameter| 0.13 km[1]
Eponym| Russian male name

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

* Kostya is one of twelve named craters near the landing site, located in the northwest of Mare Imbrium

* LRO image

## References

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

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kostya (crater).

* Kostya 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 26, 2017.