Aristarchus (lunar crater)
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Aristarchus is a prominent, bright lunar impact crater on the Moon’s near side, noted for its high albedo and frequent transient lunar phenomena.
All labels observed (1)
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| Aristarchus (lunar crater) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14966470 — 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: Aristarchus (lunar crater) Context triple: [Kepler (lunar crater), locatedEastOf, Aristarchus (lunar crater)]
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A.
Seleucus crater
Seleucus crater is a relatively small, well-preserved impact crater on the Moon’s near side, situated in the Oceanus Procellarum region.
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B.
Eratosthenes (lunar crater)
Eratosthenes is a prominent lunar impact crater located near the eastern edge of Mare Imbrium, notable for its well-defined terraced walls and central peak.
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C.
Levi-Civita crater
Levi-Civita crater is a large, heavily eroded impact crater on the Moon’s far side, named after Italian mathematician Tullio Levi-Civita.
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D.
Argelander (lunar crater)
Argelander (lunar crater) is a lunar impact crater on the Moon’s near side named in honor of the 19th-century German astronomer Friedrich Argelander.
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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: Aristarchus (lunar crater) Target entity description: Aristarchus is a prominent, bright lunar impact crater on the Moon’s near side, noted for its high albedo and frequent transient lunar phenomena.
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A.
Seleucus crater
Seleucus crater is a relatively small, well-preserved impact crater on the Moon’s near side, situated in the Oceanus Procellarum region.
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B.
Eratosthenes (lunar crater)
Eratosthenes is a prominent lunar impact crater located near the eastern edge of Mare Imbrium, notable for its well-defined terraced walls and central peak.
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C.
Levi-Civita crater
Levi-Civita crater is a large, heavily eroded impact crater on the Moon’s far side, named after Italian mathematician Tullio Levi-Civita.
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D.
Argelander (lunar crater)
Argelander (lunar crater) is a lunar impact crater on the Moon’s near side named in honor of the 19th-century German astronomer Friedrich Argelander.
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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
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kepler (lunar crater)