Vitya
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Vitya (Luna 17 site craterlet name)
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Lat: 38.3°N, Long: 35°W, Diam: 0.2 km, Depth: km, Rükl 10 | |
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Right: Combined LROC NAC images - M175502049LE and M175502049RE (annotated and normal views – note: original NAC images are mirror-reversed in links)
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Maps
(LAC zone 24D1) LAC map Geologic map Lunakhod-1 traverse map
Description
Wikipedia
Additional Information
- IAU page: Vitya
Nomenclature
- Latin male name Victor in Russian diminutive form.
- One of a group of 12 minor features explored by the robotic rover, Lunokhod-1, of the Soviet Luna 17 mission in 1970-1971, and given names by the IAU on June 14, 2012.
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
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