Krafft crater
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Krafft crater is a prominent lunar impact crater on the Moon’s near side, situated in the Oceanus Procellarum region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Krafft crater canonical | 2 |
| Krafft (crater) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13051275 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Krafft crater Context triple: [Eddington crater, locatedNear, Krafft crater]
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A.
Shoemaker crater
Shoemaker crater is a permanently shadowed impact crater near the Moon’s south pole, notable for its extreme cold and potential deposits of water ice.
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B.
Krasovskiy crater
Krasovskiy crater is an impact crater on the far side of the Moon, noted for its relatively well-preserved rim and proximity to other prominent far-side craters.
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C.
Fizeau crater
Fizeau crater is a large impact crater on the far side of the Moon, named in honor of French physicist Hippolyte Fizeau.
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D.
Fersman crater
Fersman crater is an impact crater on the Moon, located on its far side and named after the Russian geochemist Alexander Fersman.
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E.
Aitken crater
Aitken crater is a large impact crater on the Moon’s far side, best known as part of the immense South Pole–Aitken basin, one of the largest and oldest impact structures in the Solar System.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Krafft crater Target entity description: Krafft crater is a prominent lunar impact crater on the Moon’s near side, situated in the Oceanus Procellarum region.
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A.
Shoemaker crater
Shoemaker crater is a permanently shadowed impact crater near the Moon’s south pole, notable for its extreme cold and potential deposits of water ice.
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B.
Krasovskiy crater
Krasovskiy crater is an impact crater on the far side of the Moon, noted for its relatively well-preserved rim and proximity to other prominent far-side craters.
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C.
Fizeau crater
Fizeau crater is a large impact crater on the far side of the Moon, named in honor of French physicist Hippolyte Fizeau.
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D.
Fersman crater
Fersman crater is an impact crater on the Moon, located on its far side and named after the Russian geochemist Alexander Fersman.
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E.
Aitken crater
Aitken crater is a large impact crater on the Moon’s far side, best known as part of the immense South Pole–Aitken basin, one of the largest and oldest impact structures in the Solar System.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunar impact crater
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lunar surface feature ⓘ |
| catalogCode | IAU-approved lunar nomenclature feature ⓘ |
| colongitude | 72 ⓘ |
| diameter | 51 km ⓘ |
| eponym | Wolfgang Ludwig Krafft ⓘ |
| featureType | crater ⓘ |
| governingBody | International Astronomical Union ⓘ |
| hasAge | Eratosthenian or Copernican period (uncertain classification) ⓘ |
| hasAlbedo | slightly higher than surrounding mare ⓘ |
| hasCentralPeak | no prominent central peak ⓘ |
| hasInterior | relatively level floor ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | circular planform ⓘ |
| hasRaySystem | no prominent ray system ⓘ |
| hasRim | sharp-edged rim ⓘ |
| isConnectedBy | Catena Krafft ⓘ |
| isPartOf | lunar near-side crater catalog ⓘ |
| isYoungerThan | surrounding mare in Oceanus Procellarum ⓘ |
| liesEastOf | Oceanus Procellarum western margin ⓘ |
| liesNear | Cardanus Rille chain ⓘ |
| liesWestOf | Cardanus crater ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Oceanus Procellarum ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Moon
ⓘ
near side of the Moon ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wolfgang Ludwig Krafft ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Apollo missions
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linked to:
Apollo program
Lunar Orbiter missions ⓘ
linked to:
Lunar Orbiter program
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| quadrant | western near side ⓘ |
| surface | basaltic mare surroundings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Krafft crater Description of subject: Krafft crater is a prominent lunar impact crater on the Moon’s near side, situated in the Oceanus Procellarum region.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.