Vasya (crater)
{{Short description|Crater on the Moon}}
{{Infobox Lunar crater
| image = Lunokhod-2 small craters map.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Map of the minor features that the rover Lunokhod-1 passed
| coordinates = {{coord|38.197|N|34.9979|W|globe:moon_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| diameter = 0.1 km
| depth = Unknown
| eponym = Russian male name
}}
Vasya 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 0.1 km.{{gpn|15013}} The name Vasya does not refer to a specific person; it is a Russian male name, a diminutive form of Vasily.
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
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://the-moon.us/wiki/Vasya Vasya at The Moon Wiki]
- {{cite web |url =http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/Lunokhod-1_traverse_map_Luna_17.pdf |title =Lunokhod-1 traverse map (Landing site Luna 17) |publisher =Moscow State University of Geodesy and cartography (MIIGAiK), German Aerospace Center (DLR) |date =2012 |accessdate =2017-09-27 |archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20130222115215/http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/Lunokhod-1_traverse_map_Luna_17.pdf |archivedate =2013-02-22 |url-status =live}}
- {{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 }}