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Slava (crater)
Crater on the Moon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[1] The name Slava does not refer to a specific person; it is a Slavic male name, a diminutive form of Yaroslav and other names.[1]
- Slava is one of twelve named craters near the landing site, located in the northwest of Mare Imbrium
- LRO image
Quick Facts Coordinates, Diameter ...
![]() Map of the minor features that the rover Lunokhod-1 passed | |
Coordinates | 38.3°N 35.0042°W / 38.3; -35.0042 |
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Diameter | 0.1 km |
Depth | Unknown |
Eponym | Russian male name |
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