Boris (crater)
Boris is a tiny lunar impact crater that is located on the Mare Imbrium, to the northeast of the crater Delisle. It lies near the southwest extremity of a sinuous rille that is designated Rima Delisle. This rille meanders to the northeast, towards the crater Heis, before vanishing into the lunar mare. The name Boris is a common Russian male given name; the crater is not named after a specific person.[1]
Boris and surroundings | |
Coordinates | 30.53°N 33.50°W |
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Diameter | 1.7 km |
Colongitude | 34° at sunrise |
Eponym | Boris (a common Russian masculine name) |
See also
- Borya (crater) - a crater named after the diminutive form of Boris
References
- "Boris". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
External links
- Map of the region
- Media related to Boris (crater) at Wikimedia Commons
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