Wargo is a lunar crater on the far side of the Moon. It is located to the south of Blazhko, and to the west of Joule.

Wargo
LRO image of Wargo crater
Coordinates27°41′N 148°37′W / 27.68°N 148.62°W / 27.68; -148.62
Diameter13.9 km (8.6 mi)[1]
Depth≈910 m (3,000 ft)[2]
Colongitude149° at sunrise
EponymMichael J. Wargo[3]

Wargo is a fresh crater with a prominent ray system. It lies on the western rim of Joule T, a satellite crater of Joule, and was formed by an asteroid about a thousand meters across (several thousand feet) impacting the ridge of Joule T at 5 to 19 kilometres per second (3 to 12 mi/s). The crater is 13.9 km (8.6 mi) in diameter and approximately 910 m (3,000 ft) in depth.[2]

The crater was unnamed until its name was approved in 2017 by the IAU.[1] It is named after former NASA Chief Exploration Scientist Michael J. Wargo.[2]

References

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Clementine mosaic with Wargo at center, showing most of the ray system.
  1. ^ a b "Wargo". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astronomical Union. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Mahoney, Erin, ed. (31 January 2018). "Lunar Crater Named After Former NASA Chief Exploration Scientist". NASA. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Michael J. Wargo (1951 - 2013)". The New York Times. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

Further reading

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