Kostya (crater) explained

Coordinates:	38.245°N -35.021°W
Diameter:	0.13 km
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. The name Kostya does not refer to a specific person; it is a male name of Russian origin, a diminutive form of Konstantin.

External links

• Kostya at The Moon Wiki
• Web site: Lunokhod-1 traverse map (Landing site Luna 17) . Moscow State University of Geodesy and cartography (MIIGAiK), German Aerospace Center (DLR) . 2012 . 2017-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130222115215/http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/Lunokhod-1_traverse_map_Luna_17.pdf . 2013-02-22 . live.
• Web site: Wood . Chuck . June 16, 2012 . Overdue Names . Lunar Photo of the Day . October 26, 2017 . January 14, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150114030448/http://lpod.wikispaces.com/June+16%2C+2012 . dead .