Kostya (crater)

Coordinates38°14′42″N 35°01′16″W / 38.245°N 35.021°W / 38.245; -35.021

Diameter0.13 km^[1]

EponymRussian male name

Kostya

Map of the minor features that the rover Lunokhod-1 passed
Coordinates	38°14′42″N 35°01′16″W / 38.245°N 35.021°W / 38.245; -35.021
Diameter	0.13 km[1]
Eponym	Russian male name

Kostya 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 Kostya does not refer to a specific person; it is a male name of Russian origin, a diminutive form of Konstantin.^[1]

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