lunar crater Galle
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Lunar crater Galle is an impact feature on the Moon named in honor of German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle, known for his role in the discovery of Neptune.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| lunar crater Galle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5443889 — 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: lunar crater Galle Context triple: [Johann Gottfried Galle, commemoratedBy, lunar crater Galle]
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A.
lunar crater Piazzi
Lunar crater Piazzi is an impact crater on the Moon named in honor of Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi, discoverer of the dwarf planet Ceres.
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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.
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.
Gilbert crater on the Moon
Gilbert crater on the Moon is a lunar impact crater named in honor of American geologist Grove Karl Gilbert, recognized for his pioneering work in geomorphology and planetary science.
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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: lunar crater Galle Target entity description: Lunar crater Galle is an impact feature on the Moon named in honor of German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle, known for his role in the discovery of Neptune.
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A.
lunar crater Piazzi
Lunar crater Piazzi is an impact crater on the Moon named in honor of Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi, discoverer of the dwarf planet Ceres.
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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.
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.
Gilbert crater on the Moon
Gilbert crater on the Moon is a lunar impact crater named in honor of American geologist Grove Karl Gilbert, recognized for his pioneering work in geomorphology and planetary science.
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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 (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lunar impact crater ⓘ |
| catalogCode | IAU-approved lunar nomenclature ⓘ |
| eponym | Johann Gottfried Galle ⓘ |
| hasAlbedo | higher than surrounding mare ⓘ |
| hasColongitude | 300 ⓘ |
| hasCraterType | simple crater ⓘ |
| hasDepth | 1.8 km ⓘ |
| hasDiameter | 21 km ⓘ |
| hasFeatureType | impact feature ⓘ |
| hasFloor | relatively level ⓘ |
| hasGeologicOrigin | impact event ⓘ |
| hasIlluminationCondition | best seen at low Sun angles ⓘ |
| hasInnerWall | terraced ⓘ |
| hasInterior | relatively featureless floor ⓘ |
| hasLibrationDependence | visibility affected by lunar libration ⓘ |
| hasObservationWavelength |
near-infrared
ⓘ
optical ⓘ radar ⓘ |
| hasOfficialNameAdoptedBy | International Astronomical Union ⓘ |
| hasRim | sharp-edged ⓘ |
| hasRimCondition | well-preserved ⓘ |
| hasScientificInterest |
crater morphology studies
ⓘ
impact chronology on lunar nearside ⓘ |
| hasSelenographicCoordinateSystem | selenographic latitude and longitude ⓘ |
| hasShadowLength | variable with solar illumination angle ⓘ |
| isIncludedIn | NASA lunar crater catalogs ⓘ |
| isMappedIn | USGS lunar geologic maps ⓘ |
| isPartOf | lunar nearside topography ⓘ |
| isTargetFor | lunar telescopic observation ⓘ |
| isYoungerThan | surrounding mare basalts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mare Crisium region
ⓘ
linked to:
Mare Crisium
|
| locatedOn |
Moon
ⓘ
lunar near side ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Johann Gottfried Galle ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Apollo missions
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo program
Lunar Orbiter missions ⓘ
linked to:
Lunar Orbiter program
|
| surface | heavily cratered highland material at rim ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | mare basalt plains ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: lunar crater Galle Description of subject: Lunar crater Galle is an impact feature on the Moon named in honor of German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle, known for his role in the discovery of Neptune.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Johann Galle