crater Amundsen on the Moon
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Crater Amundsen on the Moon is a large impact crater near the lunar south pole named in honor of Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| crater Amundsen on the Moon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3302249 — 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: crater Amundsen on the Moon Context triple: [Roald Amundsen, honoredIn, crater Amundsen on the Moon]
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A.
Lomonosov crater on the Moon
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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B.
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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C.
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.
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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.
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.
- 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: crater Amundsen on the Moon Target entity description: Crater Amundsen on the Moon is a large impact crater near the lunar south pole named in honor of Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen.
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A.
Lomonosov crater on the Moon
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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B.
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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C.
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.
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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lunar impact crater ⓘ |
| hasAlbedo | typical for highland terrain ⓘ |
| hasCategory | Impact craters on the Moon ⓘ |
| hasColongitude | 0 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | selenographic coordinates ⓘ |
| hasDiameter | 103 km ⓘ |
| hasDiscoveryMethod | telescopic observation ⓘ |
| hasEponym | Roald Amundsen ⓘ |
| hasEponymNationality | Norwegian ⓘ |
| hasEponymOccupation | polar explorer ⓘ |
| hasExplorationInterest |
permanently shadowed regions nearby
ⓘ
potential volatile deposits ⓘ |
| hasIAUFeatureType | Crater, craters ⓘ |
| hasIlluminationCondition |
long shadows
ⓘ
low sun angles ⓘ |
| hasInteriorFeature |
central ridges
ⓘ
small craterlets ⓘ |
| hasInteriorFloor | relatively level ⓘ |
| hasLocationRegion | lunar south polar region ⓘ |
| hasMorphology |
irregular rim
ⓘ
terraced inner walls ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCrater |
Cabeus (lunar crater)
ⓘ
Nobile (lunar crater) ⓘ
linked to:
Nobile crater
Scott (lunar crater) ⓘ Shackleton (lunar crater) ⓘ
linked to:
Shackleton crater
|
| hasObservationSource |
Clementine mission imagery
ⓘ
Lunar Orbiter imagery ⓘ Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter imagery ⓘ |
| hasOfficialStatus | IAU-approved name ⓘ |
| hasQuadrangle | Lunar south polar area ⓘ |
| hasRimCondition | worn and eroded ⓘ |
| hasSelenographicLatitude | approximately −84° ⓘ |
| hasSelenographicLongitude | approximately 85° E ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceType | lunar highlands ⓘ |
| hasType | complex crater ⓘ |
| isInList | list of craters on the Moon ⓘ |
| locatedNear | lunar south pole ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Moon
ⓘ
lunar far side ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Roald Amundsen ⓘ |
| namedBy | International Astronomical Union ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: crater Amundsen on the Moon Description of subject: Crater Amundsen on the Moon is a large impact crater near the lunar south pole named in honor of Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.