Lomonosov crater on the Moon
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Lomonosov crater on the Moon is a lunar impact crater named in honor of Russian polymath Mikhail Lomonosov, recognized for its location on the Moon’s far side and its relatively well-preserved structure.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lomonosov crater on the Moon canonical | 2 |
| Lomonosov crater on Mars | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3222419 — 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: Lomonosov crater on the Moon Context triple: [Mikhail Lomonosov, commemoratedBy, Lomonosov 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.
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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C.
McNair crater on the Moon
McNair crater on the Moon is a lunar impact crater named in honor of astronaut and physicist Ronald McNair, one of the crew members who died in the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
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D.
Hale crater on the Moon
Hale crater on the Moon is a lunar impact crater named in honor of American solar astronomer George Ellery Hale.
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E.
crater Resnik on the Moon
Crater Resnik on the Moon is a lunar impact crater named in honor of astronaut Judith Resnik, one of the crew members who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
- 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: Lomonosov crater on the Moon Target entity description: Lomonosov crater on the Moon is a lunar impact crater named in honor of Russian polymath Mikhail Lomonosov, recognized for its location on the Moon’s far side and its relatively well-preserved structure.
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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.
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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C.
McNair crater on the Moon
McNair crater on the Moon is a lunar impact crater named in honor of astronaut and physicist Ronald McNair, one of the crew members who died in the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
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D.
Hale crater on the Moon
Hale crater on the Moon is a lunar impact crater named in honor of American solar astronomer George Ellery Hale.
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E.
crater Resnik on the Moon
Crater Resnik on the Moon is a lunar impact crater named in honor of astronaut Judith Resnik, one of the crew members who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lunar impact crater ⓘ |
| belongsTo | lunar highlands region ⓘ |
| hasAlbedo | low ⓘ |
| hasBody | lunar regolith ⓘ |
| hasCentralPeakCondition | partly worn ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | selenographic coordinates ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
airless
ⓘ
exposed to micrometeorite bombardment ⓘ exposed to solar radiation ⓘ |
| hasEponymCitizenship | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| hasEponymOccupation | polymath ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central peak complex
ⓘ
crater floor ⓘ inner walls ⓘ outer rim ⓘ smaller impact craters on floor ⓘ smaller impact craters on rim ⓘ |
| hasFloorCondition |
marked by smaller craters
ⓘ
relatively level ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalAge | ancient ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalState | relatively well-preserved ⓘ |
| hasNomenclatureStatus | approved IAU name ⓘ |
| hasObservationMethod |
lunar orbiter imaging
ⓘ
spacecraft photography ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | impact event ⓘ |
| hasRimCondition |
largely intact outline
ⓘ
moderately eroded ⓘ |
| hasScientificUse |
study of impact cratering
ⓘ
study of lunar far-side geology ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceProcess |
impact gardening
ⓘ
space weathering ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceType | heavily cratered highlands ⓘ |
| isCatalogedBy | International Astronomical Union ⓘ |
| isInvisibleFrom | Earth-based optical telescopes ⓘ |
| isPartOf | lunar far-side crater population ⓘ |
| isTypeOf | walled plain ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon ⓘ |
| locatedOnSide | far side of the Moon ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mikhail Lomonosov ⓘ |
| orbitsWithBody |
Earth-Moon system
ⓘ
linked to:
Earth–Moon system
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lomonosov crater on the Moon Description of subject: Lomonosov crater on the Moon is a lunar impact crater named in honor of Russian polymath Mikhail Lomonosov, recognized for its location on the Moon’s far side and its relatively well-preserved structure.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lomonosov crater on the Moon
subject linked to:
Mikhail Lomonosov (indirectly, via Lomonosovsky Avenue)