Kolya 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 Lunokhod 1 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 0.14 km.
The name ''Kolya'' does not refer to a specific person; it is a male name of Russian origin, a diminutive form of
Nikolai.
[
File:New-craters-browse.jpg, Kolya is one of twelve named craters near the landing site, located in the northwest of Mare Imbrium
File:M127159138LC Kolya.jpg, LRO image
]
References
External links
Kolya 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 = October 24, 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