Statements (52)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:volcano
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gptkbp:age |
approximately 800 million years
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gptkbp:coordinates |
9.7° N, 20.1° W
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Tycho_crater
gptkb:Aristarchus_crater gptkb:Kepler_crater |
gptkbp:depth |
3.8 kilometers
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gptkbp:diameter |
93 kilometers
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gptkbp:features |
central peak
ray system well-defined rim |
gptkbp:geological_features |
lunar regolith
impact melt rocks rayed crater |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Copernicus crater
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gptkbp:image |
gptkb:Lunar_Orbiter_5
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gptkbp:is_explored_in |
gptkb:Apollo_missions
gptkb:Lunar_Reconnaissance_Orbiter mapping lunar geology understanding lunar evolution assessing lunar resources preparing for future lunar missions studying impact events |
gptkbp:is_located_in |
gptkb:Moon
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gptkbp:landscape |
gptkb:Highlander
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gptkbp:named_after |
gptkb:Nicolaus_Copernicus
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gptkbp:notable_feature |
ray pattern visibility
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gptkbp:notable_for |
target for amateur astronomers
featured in lunar atlases important for understanding lunar impacts often studied in lunar geology courses prominent feature in lunar maps subject of many lunar photographs used as a reference point for other craters visible from Earth with binoculars |
gptkbp:observed_from_earth |
telescopes
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gptkbp:photography |
gptkb:Apollo_16
gptkb:Apollo_15 gptkb:Apollo_17 gptkb:Apollo_12 |
gptkbp:research |
impact cratering processes
studied since the 17th century |
gptkbp:research_importance |
lunar surface processes
lunar impact history lunar stratigraphy |
gptkbp:resolution |
high-resolution images available
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gptkbp:scientific_classification |
complex crater
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gptkbp:significance |
important for lunar geology
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gptkbp:takeoff_distance |
bright rays
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Moon
gptkb:the_Moon |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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