Slava (crater)

Slava 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. The name Slava does not refer to a specific person; it is a Slavic male name, a diminutive form of Yaroslav and other names.

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Slava at The Moon Wiki
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