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Boris (crater)

Coordinates: 30°32′N 33°30′W / 30.53°N 33.50°W / 30.53; -33.50
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Boris
Boris and surroundings
Coordinates30°32′N 33°30′W / 30.53°N 33.50°W / 30.53; -33.50
Diameter1.7 km
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 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]

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References

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  1. ^ "Boris". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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