Hevelius crater

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Hevelius crater is a large, ancient impact crater on the Moon’s near side, notable for its worn rim and relatively flat, lava-flooded floor.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Hevelius (crater) 1
Hevelius crater canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lunar impact crater
cataloguedIn International Astronomical Union lunar nomenclature
colongitude 67
condition worn rim
diameter approximately 106 km
eponym Johannes Hevelius
floorCharacteristic lava-flooded
relatively flat
formationProcess impact event
geologicalAge ancient
hasAlbedo low albedo floor
hasFeature central ridge
eroded outer rim
low inner walls
rille system on floor
hasSatelliteCrater Hevelius A
Hevelius B
Hevelius C
Hevelius D
Hevelius E
Hevelius F
Hevelius G
Hevelius H
Hevelius K
Hevelius L
Hevelius M
Hevelius N
Hevelius P
Hevelius R
Hevelius S
Hevelius T
interiorCharacteristic fractured floor
locatedOn near side of the Moon
location Moon
namedAfter Johannes Hevelius
near Cavalerius crater
Grimaldi crater
Krafft crater
Lohrmann crater
observedIn Earth-based telescopic observations
quadrant western lunar near side
rimCharacteristic heavily eroded
shape roughly circular
surfaceMaterial basaltic lava infill
surfaceType mare-like floor
visibilityFromEarth favorable at low illumination angles

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Eddington crater locatedNear Hevelius crater
Johannes Hevelius hasLunarCraterNamedAfter Hevelius (crater)
linked to: Hevelius crater