Luna map denoting location of Korolev Crater.
Korolev Crater is a meteorite impact crater, a landmark on Luna.
History and specifics[]
The crater is 437 kilometers in diameter and located in the moon's southern hemisphere at coordinates 4.0° S latitude and 157.4° W longitude.
The crater is situated between the settlements of Nightside and Relativity, west of Hertzprung Crater. (Last Unicorn RPG module: Starfleet Academy "Luna Planetary Index")
- The crater was named for Soviet space probe and rocket engineer Sergei Korolev, likely honored in Starfleet with the USS Korolev (NCC-2014), USS Korolev (Akira-class), and the 24th century Korolev-class starships.
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Reference[]
- Last Unicorn RPG module: Starfleet Academy "Luna Planetary Index"
External link[]
- Korolev (lunar crater) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.