![]() Map of the minor features that the roverLunokhod-1 passed, Borya is above the middle of the picture | |
Coordinates | 38°17′04″N35°00′25″W / 38.2845°N 35.007°W /38.2845; -35.007 |
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Diameter | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
Eponym | Russian male name |
Borya is a tinycrater on theMoon. It is near the site where Sovietlunar roverLunokhod 1 landed in November 1970, in theMare Imbrium region. Its diameter is 400 m (1,300 ft).[1] The nameBorya does not refer to a specific person; it is a male name of Russian origin, the diminutive form ofBoris.[1]