Luna map denoting location of Gagarin Crater.
Gagarin Crater was a meteorite impact crater, a landmark on Luna.
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The crater was 265 kilometers in diameter and located in the moon's southern hemisphere at coordinates 20°S latitude and 150°E longitude.
The crater was south of Mendeleev Crater and Luna 2, and was the site of the Nightside settlement. (Last Unicorn RPG module: Starfleet Academy "Luna Planetary Index")
- The crater was named for Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
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Reference[]
- Last Unicorn RPG module: Starfleet Academy "Luna Planetary Index"
External link[]
- Gagarin (crater) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.