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Gena (crater)

Coordinates: 38°16′16″N 35°00′43″W / 38.271°N 35.012°W / 38.271; -35.012
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Gena
Map of the minor features that the rover Lunokhod-1 passed, Gena is in the middle of the photo
Coordinates38°16′16″N 35°00′43″W / 38.271°N 35.012°W / 38.271; -35.012
Diameterc. 200 m
DepthUnknown
EponymRussian male name of Greek origin

Gena 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 0.2 km.[1] The name Gena does not refer to a specific person; it is a male name of Russian origin, a diminutive form of Gennady.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Gena (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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