Le Guin (crater)
Appearance
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Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 18°46′S 102°44′W / 18.76°S 102.74°W |
Quadrangle | Beethoven |
Diameter | 61.0 km (37.9 mi) |
Eponym | Ursula K. Le Guin |

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.
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