Le Guin (crater)

Le Guin
MESSENGER NAC
PlanetMercury
Coordinates18°46′S 102°44′W / 18.76°S 102.74°W / -18.76; -102.74
QuadrangleBeethoven
Diameter61.0 km (37.9 mi)
EponymUrsula K. Le Guin
MESSENGER mosaic

Le Guin is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on November 14, 2024. The crater is named for American author Ursula Kroeber Le Guin.[1]

Le Guin is to the north of the crater Rūmī, and northeast of the large basin Beethoven.

References

  1. ^ "Le Guin". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA. Retrieved 5 December 2024.


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