Mare Imbrium vicinity
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Mare Imbrium vicinity refers to the area surrounding the Moon’s large Mare Imbrium basin, a prominent dark lava plain in the lunar northwest near which the Soviet Luna 2 spacecraft impacted.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hadley–Apennine region of the Moon | 1 |
| Mare Imbrium vicinity canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1253178 — 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: Mare Imbrium vicinity Context triple: [Luna 2, impactRegion, Mare Imbrium vicinity]
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A.
Mare Tranquillitatis
Mare Tranquillitatis is a lunar mare on the Moon’s near side, best known as the site of Apollo 11’s first crewed Moon landing.
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B.
Olympus region (nearby)
The Olympus region is a mountainous area in northern Greece dominated by Mount Olympus, famed for its dramatic landscapes, rich biodiversity, and mythological significance as the legendary home of the Greek gods.
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C.
Copernicus Crater on the Moon
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Mare Imbrium vicinity Target entity description: Mare Imbrium vicinity refers to the area surrounding the Moon’s large Mare Imbrium basin, a prominent dark lava plain in the lunar northwest near which the Soviet Luna 2 spacecraft impacted.
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A.
Mare Tranquillitatis
Mare Tranquillitatis is a lunar mare on the Moon’s near side, best known as the site of Apollo 11’s first crewed Moon landing.
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B.
Olympus region (nearby)
The Olympus region is a mountainous area in northern Greece dominated by Mount Olympus, famed for its dramatic landscapes, rich biodiversity, and mythological significance as the legendary home of the Greek gods.
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C.
Copernicus Crater on the Moon
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical location
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lunar region ⓘ |
| approximateLunarCoordinates | about 30°–50° N, 10°–40° W (selenographic) ⓘ |
| associatedWithSpacecraftImpact | Luna 2 ⓘ |
| contains |
Archimedes crater vicinity
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Aristillus crater vicinity ⓘ Autolycus crater vicinity ⓘ Euler crater vicinity ⓘ Imbrium Basin rim ⓘ Luna 2 impact region ⓘ Montes Alpes vicinity ⓘ Montes Apenninus vicinity ⓘ Montes Carpatus vicinity ⓘ Plato crater vicinity ⓘ Sinus Iridum vicinity ⓘ Timocharis crater vicinity ⓘ craters around Mare Imbrium ⓘ lava plains around Mare Imbrium ⓘ mountain ranges around Mare Imbrium ⓘ |
| formedBy | large impact event creating Imbrium Basin ⓘ |
| geologicalContext |
Imbrium Basin ejecta zone
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mare basalt flows around Imbrium ⓘ |
| hasAge |
Imbrian period for mare basalts
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Nectarian–early Imbrian for basin formation ⓘ |
| hasAlbedoCharacteristic | low-albedo mare interior with higher-albedo rim ⓘ |
| hasCentralFeature | Mare Imbrium ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent | impact of Luna 2 spacecraft in 1959 ⓘ |
| locatedInLunarHemisphere | northwestern near side ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon ⓘ |
| neighboringRegion |
Mare Frigoris vicinity
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Mare Serenitatis vicinity ⓘ Oceanus Procellarum vicinity ⓘ |
| notableFor |
prominent dark mare plain
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ring-shaped mountain ranges ⓘ surrounding bright highlands ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Apollo missions
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linked to:
Apollo program
Lunar Orbiter missions ⓘ
linked to:
Lunar Orbiter program
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter ⓘ ground-based telescopes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Imbrium geological province
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linked to:
Imbrium Basin ejecta zone
near-side lunar maria region ⓘ |
| surfaceType | mixed highland and mare terrain ⓘ |
| surrounds | Mare Imbrium ⓘ |
| usedFor |
impact basin studies
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lunar geological mapping ⓘ lunar volcanism research ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Earth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mare Imbrium vicinity Description of subject: Mare Imbrium vicinity refers to the area surrounding the Moon’s large Mare Imbrium basin, a prominent dark lava plain in the lunar northwest near which the Soviet Luna 2 spacecraft impacted.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mare Imbrium vicinity