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Novozvezdan is the largest lunar territory by area and second largest by population after the United States. It is located on the far side of the moon, with its largest settlement and capital being the city of Zhukovsky situated in {{wpl|Mare Moscoviense}}. | Novozvezdan is the largest lunar territory by area and second largest by population after the United States. It is located on the far side of the moon, with its largest settlement and capital being the city of Zhukovsky situated in {{wpl|Mare Moscoviense}}. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
The name ''Novozvezda'', meaning "New Star", was decided by the People's Commissariat for Space Settlement prior to the construction of Zhukovsky. It was named after the Zvezda moonbase, the Soviet Union's first continuously inhabited outpost on Luna. | |||
==List of settlements== | ==List of settlements== | ||
Revision as of 02:04, 28 March 2025
Novozvezdan Soviet Socialist Republic (Russian: Новозвездная Советская Социалистическая Республика), abbreviated as the Novozvezdan SSR, also known as Novozvezda and Soviet Luna, is a constituent republic of the Soviet Union. Encompassing all Soviet territory on Luna, it was founded on 16 December 2014 from the Novozvezdan ASSR, an autonomous republic of the Russian SFSR.
Novozvezdan is the largest lunar territory by area and second largest by population after the United States. It is located on the far side of the moon, with its largest settlement and capital being the city of Zhukovsky situated in Mare Moscoviense.
Etymology
The name Novozvezda, meaning "New Star", was decided by the People's Commissariat for Space Settlement prior to the construction of Zhukovsky. It was named after the Zvezda moonbase, the Soviet Union's first continuously inhabited outpost on Luna.
List of settlements
- This list is incomplete.
| Settlement | Population | Etymology | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barabashovo | 3,800 | Named after Nikolai Barabashov, astronomer | Small town built to support a scientific research outpost |
| Chernykh | 47,720 | Named after Nikolai Chernykh, astronomer | |
| Dollezhal | 56,700 | Named after Nikolay Dollezhal, nuclear reactor designer | An atomgrad built to serve the Dollezhal Nuclear Power Plant and house its workers |
| Korolev | 487,800 | Named after Sergei Korolev, rocket engineer and spacecraft designer | The largest Soviet settlement outside of Mare Moscoviense. |
| Lunokhodsk | 93,200 | Named after the Lunokhod programme | |
| Sakko i Vancetti | 21,340 | Named after Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti | A military town constructed solely to house and serve the families of a nearby Strategic Missile Forces base. |
| Tukhachevskoye | 130,230 | Named after Mikhail Tukhachevsky, general and military theorist | A military town constructed primarily to house and serve the families of a nearby Soviet Army base. |
| Zhukovsky (Capital) |
2,450,300 | Named after Nikolay Zhukovsky, a founder of the field of aerodynamics | The largest settlement by area and population in Novozvezda |