Igor is a tiny
crater on the
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width of ...
. It is near the site where Soviet
lunar rover
A lunar rover or Moon rover is a space exploration vehicle designed to move across the surface of the Moon. The Apollo Program's Lunar Roving Vehicle was driven on the Moon by members of three American crews, Apollo 15, 16, and 17. Other rov ...
Lunokhod 1
''Lunokhod 1'' ( Russian: Луноход-1 ("Moonwalker 1"), also known as Аппарат 8ЕЛ № 203 ("Device 8EL No. 203")) was the first of two robotic lunar rovers landed on the Moon by the Soviet Union as part of its Lunokhod program. The ...
landed in November 1970, in the
Mare Imbrium region. Its diameter is 0.1 km.
The name ''
Igor
Igor may refer to:
People
* Igor (given name), an East Slavic given name and a list of people with the name
* Mighty Igor (1931–2002), former American professional wrestler
* Igor Volkoff, a professional wrestler from NWA All-Star Wrestling
* ...
'' does not refer to a specific person; it is a Russian male name, derived from the Norse name
Ingvar
Yngvar Harra (or Ingvar; Proto-Norse ''*Ingu-Hariz''; non, Yngvarr ; d. early 7th century) was the son of Östen and reclaimed the Swedish throne for the House of Yngling after the Swedes had rebelled against Sölvi.
He is reported to have fa ...
.
[
File:New-craters-browse.jpg, Igor is one of twelve named craters near the landing site, located in the northwest of Mare Imbrium
File:M127159138LC Igor.jpg, LRO image
]
References
External links
Igor at The Moon Wiki
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* {{cite web, last = Wood , first = Chuck , date = June 16, 2012 , url = http://lpod.wikispaces.com/June+16%2C+2012 , title = Overdue Names , publisher = Lunar Photo of the Day , accessdate=September 27, 2017
Impact craters on the Moon
Mare Imbrium