Valera (crater)
Coordinates 38°17′22″N 35°00′07″W / 38.2895°N 35.002°W | | |
| Diameter | 0.13 km | |
|---|---|---|
| Eponym | Russian male name | |
Valera 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 Valera does not refer to a specific person; it is a Russian male name, a diminutive form of Valery.[1]
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Valera is one of twelve named craters near the landing site, located in the northwest of Mare Imbrium -
LRO image
References
- ^ a b "Valera (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Valera (crater).
- Valera 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.