Messier–Messier A ray system
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The Messier–Messier A ray system is a distinctive set of bright, elongated lunar rays extending from the adjacent Messier and Messier A craters, notable for their unusual, asymmetric appearance on the Moon’s surface.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Messier–Messier A ray system canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18695747 — 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: Messier–Messier A ray system Context triple: [Messier (lunar crater), rayPairAssociation, Messier–Messier A ray system]
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A.
Messier
Messier is a French-origin surname most famously associated with Canadian ice hockey legend Mark Messier.
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B.
Messier 21
Messier 21 is a young open star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its bright, densely packed hot stars and proximity to the Trifid Nebula.
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C.
Messier 72
Messier 72 is a distant, relatively faint globular star cluster located in the constellation Aquarius.
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D.
Melotte 22
Melotte 22 is an open star cluster in the constellation Taurus, more commonly known as the Pleiades or Seven Sisters, famed for its bright, blue-hot stars and visibility to the naked eye.
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E.
Messier 57
Messier 57, also known as the Ring Nebula, is a famous planetary nebula in the constellation Lyra formed from the expelled outer layers of a dying star.
- 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: Messier–Messier A ray system Target entity description: The Messier–Messier A ray system is a distinctive set of bright, elongated lunar rays extending from the adjacent Messier and Messier A craters, notable for their unusual, asymmetric appearance on the Moon’s surface.
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A.
Messier
Messier is a French-origin surname most famously associated with Canadian ice hockey legend Mark Messier.
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B.
Messier 21
Messier 21 is a young open star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, notable for its bright, densely packed hot stars and proximity to the Trifid Nebula.
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C.
Messier 72
Messier 72 is a distant, relatively faint globular star cluster located in the constellation Aquarius.
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D.
Melotte 22
Melotte 22 is an open star cluster in the constellation Taurus, more commonly known as the Pleiades or Seven Sisters, famed for its bright, blue-hot stars and visibility to the naked eye.
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E.
Messier 57
Messier 57, also known as the Ring Nebula, is a famous planetary nebula in the constellation Lyra formed from the expelled outer layers of a dying star.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Messier crater on the Moon