Wunda crater

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Wunda crater is a prominent impact crater on Uranus’s moon Umbriel, distinguished by its bright, ring-shaped interior that contrasts with the moon’s generally dark surface.

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Wunda crater canonical 1

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Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf impact crater ⓘ
surface feature ⓘ
belongsTo Umbriel geological features ⓘ
celestialBodyTypeOfLocation natural satellite ⓘ
coordinateSystemUsed Umbriel body-fixed coordinate system ⓘ
discoveredBy Voyager 2 imaging team ⓘ
distinguishedBy high albedo interior ring ⓘ
featureClass crater ⓘ
hasMorphology central bright ring ⓘ
relatively fresh-appearing interior ⓘ
imagedBy Voyager 2 spacecraft ⓘ
linked to: Voyager 2
locatedIn Uranian system ⓘ
locatedOn Umbriel ⓘ
locatedOnHemisphereOfUmbriel trailing hemisphere ⓘ
namedAfter Wunda ⓘ
nameOrigin spirit from Australian Aboriginal mythology ⓘ
namingAuthority International Astronomical Union ⓘ
notableCharacteristic bright ring-shaped interior ⓘ
observedInDetailDuring Voyager 2 Uranus flyby ⓘ
linked to: Voyager 2
orbitsPrimaryOfLocation Uranus ⓘ
planetaryBodyContext outer Solar System ⓘ
relativeBrightness brighter than average Umbriel surface ⓘ
scientificInterest indicates possible relatively recent resurfacing or exposure of fresh material ⓘ
used to study impact processes on icy satellites ⓘ
surfaceCompositionInference may expose cleaner water ice than surrounding terrain ⓘ
surfaceContrastWith dark background of Umbriel ⓘ
surfaceFeatureType impact structure ⓘ
visibilityInImages one of the most conspicuous features on Umbriel ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Umbriel → notableSurfaceFeature → Wunda crater ⓘ