Vasya is a tiny
crater
Crater may refer to:
Landforms
*Impact crater, a depression caused by two celestial bodies impacting each other, such as a meteorite hitting a planet
*Explosion crater, a hole formed in the ground produced by an explosion near or below the surfac ...
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
Mare Imbrium (Latin ''imbrium'', the "Sea of Showers" or "Sea of Rains", "Sea of Tears") is a vast lava plain within the Imbrium Basin on the Moon and is one of the larger craters in the Solar System. The Imbrium Basin formed from the colli ...
region. Its diameter is 0.1 km.
The name ''Vasya'' does not refer to a specific person; it is a Russian male name, a diminutive form of
Vasily
Vasili, Vasily, Vasilii or Vasiliy ( Russian: Василий) is a Russian masculine given name of Greek origin and corresponds to ''Basil''. It may refer to:
*Vasili I of Moscow Grand Prince from 1389–1425
*Vasili II of Moscow Grand Prince fr ...
.
[
File:New-craters-browse.jpg, Nikolya is one of twelve named craters near the landing site, located in the northwest of Mare Imbrium
File:M127159138LC Nikolya Vasya.jpg, LRO image of Nikolya and Vasya craters
File:Nicolya Vasya 245 m.png, Another LRO image of Nikolya and Vasya craters
]
References
External links
Vasya 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 , archive-date = January 14, 2015 , archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150114030448/http://lpod.wikispaces.com/June+16%2C+2012 , url-status = dead
Impact craters on the Moon
Mare Imbrium