Astronomy:Stewart (crater)

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Short description: Crater on the Moon
Stewart
Stewart crater AS15-M-1624.jpg
Apollo 15 image
Diameter13 km
Colongitude293° at sunrise

Stewart is a small lunar impact crater that lies to the northeast of the Mare Spumans, a small lunar mare near the eastern limb of the Moon. It was named after American astrophysicist John Quincy Stewart.[1] It is located to the north of the crater Pomortsev, and to the southwest of the lava-flooded Dubyago. Stewart was previously designated Dubyago Q before being named by the IAU. This is a circular crater with a low outer rim and a level, featureless interior floor.

References

  1. "Stewart (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.