Vitya (crater)
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 Map of the minor features that the rover Lunokhod-1 passed | |
| Coordinates | 38°16′12″N 35°01′37″W / 38.27°N 35.027°W |
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| Diameter | 0.13 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Eponym | Russian male name |
Vitya 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 Vitya does not refer to a specific person; it is a Russian male name, a diminutive form of Victor.[1]
Vitya is one of twelve named craters near the landing site, located in the northwest of Mare Imbrium
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