Copernicus Crater on the Moon
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Copernicus Crater on the Moon is a prominent, relatively young lunar impact crater in the Moon’s eastern Oceanus Procellarum region, named in honor of the Renaissance astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Copernicus (lunar crater) | 3 |
| Copernicus Crater on the Moon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1015391 — 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: Copernicus Crater on the Moon Context triple: [Nicolaus Copernicus, commemoratedBy, Copernicus Crater on the Moon]
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A.
Gagarin crater on the Moon
Gagarin crater on the Moon is a large lunar impact crater on the Moon’s far side named in honor of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space.
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B.
Baade lunar crater
Baade lunar crater is a large impact feature on the Moon’s far side named in honor of German astronomer Walter Baade.
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C.
Ernst Mach crater
Ernst Mach crater is a large impact crater on the Moon’s far side named in honor of the Austrian physicist and philosopher Ernst Mach.
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D.
Schwarzschild crater
Schwarzschild crater is a large impact crater on the far side of the Moon, notable for its heavily eroded rim and complex interior features.
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E.
Occator Crater
Occator Crater is a prominent impact crater on the dwarf planet Ceres, best known for its bright salt deposits that suggest past subsurface brine activity.
- 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: Copernicus Crater on the Moon Target entity description: Copernicus Crater on the Moon is a prominent, relatively young lunar impact crater in the Moon’s eastern Oceanus Procellarum region, named in honor of the Renaissance astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
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A.
Gagarin crater on the Moon
Gagarin crater on the Moon is a large lunar impact crater on the Moon’s far side named in honor of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space.
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B.
Baade lunar crater
Baade lunar crater is a large impact feature on the Moon’s far side named in honor of German astronomer Walter Baade.
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C.
Ernst Mach crater
Ernst Mach crater is a large impact crater on the Moon’s far side named in honor of the Austrian physicist and philosopher Ernst Mach.
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D.
Schwarzschild crater
Schwarzschild crater is a large impact crater on the far side of the Moon, notable for its heavily eroded rim and complex interior features.
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E.
Occator Crater
Occator Crater is a prominent impact crater on the dwarf planet Ceres, best known for its bright salt deposits that suggest past subsurface brine activity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lunar impact crater ⓘ |
| adjacentMare |
Oceanus Procellarum
ⓘ
linked to:
Mare Cognitum region, Oceanus Procellarum
|
| age | Copernican period ⓘ |
| albedo | high ⓘ |
| bestSeenAt | near full Moon ⓘ |
| centralPeakComposition | uplifted crustal material ⓘ |
| centralPeakHeight | ~1.2 km above crater floor ⓘ |
| countryOfNamingTradition | international ⓘ |
| depth | 3.8 km ⓘ |
| diameter | 93 km ⓘ |
| eponymApprovalBody | International Astronomical Union ⓘ |
| eponymApprovalYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| eponymNationality | Polish ⓘ |
| eponymOccupation | astronomer ⓘ |
| exploredBy | Lunar Orbiter missions ⓘ |
| floorAlbedo | lower than surrounding ejecta ⓘ |
| formationProcess | hypervelocity impact ⓘ |
| geologicAgeEstimate | ~800 million years ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central peaks
ⓘ
floor with hummocky terrain ⓘ radial ejecta rays ⓘ rough ejecta blanket ⓘ terraced walls ⓘ |
| hemisphere | lunar near side ⓘ |
| imagedBy |
Apollo 12 mission
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo 12
Apollo 17 mission ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo 17
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oceanus Procellarum
ⓘ
linked to:
Mare Cognitum region, Oceanus Procellarum
|
| locatedOn | Moon ⓘ |
| lunarGeologicSystem | Copernican system ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | complex crater ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nicolaus Copernicus ⓘ |
| nearbyCrater |
Eratosthenes (lunar crater)
ⓘ
Gay-Lussac (lunar crater) ⓘ Reinhold (lunar crater) ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | Mare Insularum ⓘ |
| observationalProminence | one of the most conspicuous lunar craters ⓘ |
| quadrangle | LQ11 ⓘ |
| rayComposition | fresh highland and mare material ⓘ |
| raySystemAlbedo | high relative to surroundings ⓘ |
| raySystemDefines | start of Copernican period in lunar timescale ⓘ |
| raySystemExtent | over 800 km ⓘ |
| raySystemVisibility | prominent at full Moon ⓘ |
| scientificSignificance | key site for studying young lunar impact craters ⓘ |
| selenographicLatitude | 9.62° N ⓘ |
| selenographicLongitude | 20.08° W ⓘ |
| surfaceType | regolith-covered impact structure ⓘ |
| usedAs | stratigraphic marker on the Moon ⓘ |
| wallStructure | multiple terraces ⓘ |
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Subject: Copernicus Crater on the Moon Description of subject: Copernicus Crater on the Moon is a prominent, relatively young lunar impact crater in the Moon’s eastern Oceanus Procellarum region, named in honor of the Renaissance astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
Referenced by (4)
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