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Crater on Mercury Crater on Mercury
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.

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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