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Stewart (crater)

Coordinates: 2°12′N 67°00′E / 2.2°N 67.0°E / 2.2; 67.0
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Stewart
Apollo 15 image
Coordinates2°12′N 67°00′E / 2.2°N 67.0°E / 2.2; 67.0
Diameter13 km
Colongitude293° at sunrise
EponymJohn Q. Stewart

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

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