Slava (crater)

Slava

Map of the minor features that the rover Lunokhod-1 passed
Coordinates	38°18′00″N 35°00′15″W / 38.3°N 35.0042°W / 38.3; -35.0042
Diameter	0.1 km
Depth	Unknown
Eponym	Russian male name

Slava 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 0.1 km. The name Slava does not refer to a specific person; it is a Slavic male name, a diminutive form of Yaroslav and other names.

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  Slava is one of twelve named craters near the landing site, located in the northwest of Mare Imbrium
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  LRO image

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Slava (crater).

• Slava at The Moon Wiki^{[dead link]}
• Old Moon Rover Beams Surprising Laser Flashes to Earth
• "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 2017-09-27.
• Wood, Chuck (June 16, 2012). "Overdue Names". Lunar Photo of the Day. Archived from the original on January 14, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2017.