Tsiolkovskiy
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Tsiolkovskiy is a large impact crater on the far side of the Moon named in honor of Russian rocket scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tsiolkovskiy canonical | 7 |
| Tsiolkovskiy A | 1 |
| Tsiolkovsky | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2833422 — 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: Tsiolkovskiy Context triple: [Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, hasLunarCraterNamedAfter, Tsiolkovskiy]
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A.
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky was a pioneering Russian rocket scientist and visionary of astronautics whose theoretical work laid the foundations for modern spaceflight.
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B.
Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Gagarin was a Soviet cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space, orbiting Earth on 12 April 1961 and becoming an international symbol of the Space Age.
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C.
Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov
Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov was a Russian scientist known for his contributions to microbiology and the study of microbial communities (microbiota).
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D.
Sergei Korolev
Sergei Korolev was the pioneering Soviet rocket engineer and chief designer who led the USSR’s early space program, including the launch of the first artificial satellite and the first human in space.
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E.
Vladimir Komarov
Vladimir Komarov was a Soviet cosmonaut and test pilot who became the first human to die during a spaceflight, perishing in the Soyuz 1 mission in 1967.
- 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: Tsiolkovskiy Target entity description: Tsiolkovskiy is a large impact crater on the far side of the Moon named in honor of Russian rocket scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky.
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A.
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky was a pioneering Russian rocket scientist and visionary of astronautics whose theoretical work laid the foundations for modern spaceflight.
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B.
Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Gagarin was a Soviet cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space, orbiting Earth on 12 April 1961 and becoming an international symbol of the Space Age.
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C.
Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov
Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov was a Russian scientist known for his contributions to microbiology and the study of microbial communities (microbiota).
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D.
Sergei Korolev
Sergei Korolev was the pioneering Soviet rocket engineer and chief designer who led the USSR’s early space program, including the launch of the first artificial satellite and the first human in space.
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E.
Vladimir Komarov
Vladimir Komarov was a Soviet cosmonaut and test pilot who became the first human to die during a spaceflight, perishing in the Soyuz 1 mission in 1967.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lunar impact crater ⓘ |
| catalogIn | International Astronomical Union lunar nomenclature ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 185 km ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Luna 3 images ⓘ |
| eponymCitizenship | Russian ⓘ |
| eponymOccupation | rocket scientist ⓘ |
| floorComposition | basaltic lava ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Imbrian or younger ⓘ |
| hasAlbedo | low-albedo floor ⓘ |
| hasColongitude | around 230 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central peak complex
ⓘ
dark mare-like floor ⓘ terraced inner walls ⓘ |
| hasMassif | central massif ⓘ |
| hasRaySystem | weak or absent ⓘ |
| hasRille | floor rilles ⓘ |
| hasSatelliteCrater |
Tsiolkovskiy A
ⓘ
linked to:
Tsiolkovskiy
Tsiolkovskiy B ⓘ Tsiolkovskiy C ⓘ Tsiolkovskiy D ⓘ Tsiolkovskiy E ⓘ Tsiolkovskiy F ⓘ Tsiolkovskiy G ⓘ Tsiolkovskiy H ⓘ Tsiolkovskiy K ⓘ Tsiolkovskiy L ⓘ Tsiolkovskiy M ⓘ Tsiolkovskiy N ⓘ Tsiolkovskiy P ⓘ
linked to:
Tsiolkovskiy F
Tsiolkovskiy Q ⓘ Tsiolkovskiy R ⓘ Tsiolkovskiy S ⓘ
linked to:
Tsiolkovskiy F
Tsiolkovskiy T ⓘ |
| hasScientificInterest |
far-side mare volcanism
ⓘ
impact-crater modification processes ⓘ |
| imagedBy |
Apollo missions
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo program
Luna 3 ⓘ Lunar Orbiter spacecraft ⓘ
linked to:
Lunar Orbiter program
|
| isNotVisibleFrom | Earth’s near side ⓘ |
| isYoungerThan | surrounding highlands ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon ⓘ |
| locatedOnSide | far side of the Moon ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Konstantin Tsiolkovsky ⓘ |
| nearbyCrater |
Fermi
ⓘ
Gagarin ⓘ
linked to:
Yuri Gagarin
Joliot ⓘ |
| quadrant | lunar far-side southern hemisphere ⓘ |
| surfaceType | impact structure ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | heavily cratered highlands ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tsiolkovskiy Description of subject: Tsiolkovskiy is a large impact crater on the far side of the Moon named in honor of Russian rocket scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tsiolkovskiy
linked to: Tsiolkovskiy