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Guest (lunar crater)

Coordinates: 19°47′S 117°23′E / 19.79°S 117.39°E / -19.79; 117.39
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Guest
Apollo 15 panoramic camera image
Coordinates19°47′S 117°23′E / 19.79°S 117.39°E / -19.79; 117.39
Diameter19.79 km[1]
EponymJohn E. Guest

Guest is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon, just west of the large crater Fermi and north of Izsak. Guest overlies an unnamed crater of similar size to the north, forming a pair. With its high albedo, the crater is probably young.[2]

The crater is named after the British geologist, vulcanologist and planetary scientist John Guest by the IAU in 2017.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Guest, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
  2. ^ Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
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