Hevelius crater

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Hevelius crater is a large, ancient impact crater on the Moon’s near side, notable for its worn rim and relatively flat, lava-flooded floor.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Hevelius (crater) 1
Hevelius crater canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lunar impact crater ⓘ
cataloguedIn International Astronomical Union lunar nomenclature ⓘ
colongitude 67 ⓘ
condition worn rim ⓘ
diameter approximately 106 km ⓘ
eponym Johannes Hevelius ⓘ
floorCharacteristic lava-flooded ⓘ
relatively flat ⓘ
formationProcess impact event ⓘ
geologicalAge ancient ⓘ
hasAlbedo low albedo floor ⓘ
hasFeature central ridge ⓘ
eroded outer rim ⓘ
low inner walls ⓘ
rille system on floor ⓘ
hasSatelliteCrater Hevelius A ⓘ
Hevelius B ⓘ
Hevelius C ⓘ
Hevelius D ⓘ
Hevelius E ⓘ
Hevelius F ⓘ
Hevelius G ⓘ
Hevelius H ⓘ
Hevelius K ⓘ
Hevelius L ⓘ
Hevelius M ⓘ
Hevelius N ⓘ
Hevelius P ⓘ
Hevelius R ⓘ
Hevelius S ⓘ
Hevelius T ⓘ
interiorCharacteristic fractured floor ⓘ
locatedOn near side of the Moon ⓘ
location Moon ⓘ
namedAfter Johannes Hevelius ⓘ
near Cavalerius crater ⓘ
Grimaldi crater ⓘ
Krafft crater ⓘ
Lohrmann crater ⓘ
observedIn Earth-based telescopic observations ⓘ
quadrant western lunar near side ⓘ
rimCharacteristic heavily eroded ⓘ
shape roughly circular ⓘ
surfaceMaterial basaltic lava infill ⓘ
surfaceType mare-like floor ⓘ
visibilityFromEarth favorable at low illumination angles ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eddington crater → locatedNear → Hevelius crater ⓘ
Johannes Hevelius → hasLunarCraterNamedAfter → Hevelius (crater) ⓘ
linked to: Hevelius crater