Coordinates | 27°41′N 148°37′W / 27.68°N 148.62°W |
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Diameter | 13.9 km (8.6 mi)[1] |
Depth | ≈910 m (3,000 ft)[2] |
Colongitude | 149° at sunrise |
Eponym | Michael J. Wargo[3] |
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 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]