Igor is a tiny
crater on the
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It Orbit of the Moon, orbits around Earth at Lunar distance, an average distance of (; about 30 times Earth diameter, Earth's diameter). The Moon rotation, rotates, with a rotation period (lunar ...
. It is near the site where Soviet
lunar rover
A lunar rover or Moon rover is a space exploration Rover (space exploration), vehicle designed to move across the surface of the Moon. The Apollo program's Lunar Roving Vehicle was driven on the Moon by members of three American crews, Apollo 15, ...
Lunokhod 1
''Lunokhod 1'' (Russian language, Russian: Луноход-1 "Moonwalker 1"), also known as Аппарат 8ЕЛ № 203 ("Device 8EL No. 203") was the first rover (space exploration), robotic rover lunar rover, on the Moon and the first to freel ...
landed in November 1970, in the
Mare Imbrium
Mare Imbrium (Latin ''imbrium'', the "Sea of Showers" or "Sea of Rains") is a vast lunar mare, lava plain within the Imbrium Basin on the Moon and is one of the larger craters in the Solar System. The Imbrium Basin formed from the collision ...
region. Its diameter is 0.1 km.
The name ''
Igor'' does not refer to a specific person; it is a Russian male name, derived from the Norse name
Ingvar
Ingvar or Yngvar ( , d. early 7th century) was the son of Östen and reclaimed the Swedish throne for the House of Yngling after the Swedes had rebelled against Sölve.
He is reported to have fallen in battle in Ancient Estonia, Estonia and bee ...
.
[
File:New-craters-browse.jpg, Igor is one of twelve named craters near the landing site, located in the northwest of Mare Imbrium
File:M127159138LC Igor.jpg, LRO image
]
References
External links
Igor at The Moon Wiki
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* {{cite web , last = Wood , first = Chuck , date = June 16, 2012 , url = http://lpod.wikispaces.com/June+16%2C+2012 , title = Overdue Names , publisher = Lunar Photo of the Day , accessdate = September 27, 2017 , archive-date = January 14, 2015 , archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150114030448/http://lpod.wikispaces.com/June+16%2C+2012 , url-status = dead
Impact craters on the Moon
Mare Imbrium