Boris (crater)

Boris
Boris and surroundings
Coordinates30°32′N 33°30′W / 30.53°N 33.50°W / 30.53; -33.50
Diameter1.73 km (1.07 mi)[1]
Colongitude34° at sunrise
EponymBoris (a common Russian masculine name)

Boris is a tiny lunar impact crater that is located on the Mare Imbrium, to the northeast of the much larger crater Delisle.[2] 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. Its designation was officially adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Boris". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ↑ "LAC 39" (PDF). Gazeteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
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