Borya (crater)

Coordinates38°17′04″N 35°00′25″W / 38.2845°N 35.007°W / 38.2845; -35.007

Diameter400 m (1,300 ft)

EponymRussian male name

Borya

Map of the minor features that the rover Lunokhod-1 passed, Borya is above the middle of the picture
Coordinates	38°17′04″N 35°00′25″W / 38.2845°N 35.007°W / 38.2845; -35.007
Diameter	400 m (1,300 ft)
Eponym	Russian male name

Borya 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 400 m (1,300 ft).^[1] The name Borya does not refer to a specific person; it is a male name of Russian origin, the diminutive form of Boris.^[1]

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  Borya is one of twelve named craters near the landing site of Luna 17, located in the northwest of Mare Imbrium
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  LRO image