Finsen (lunar crater)
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Finsen is an impact crater on the far side of the Moon, located in the southern hemisphere within the South Pole–Aitken basin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Finsen (lunar crater) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19319245 — 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: Finsen (lunar crater) Context triple: [Von Kármán (lunar crater), neighboringCrater, Finsen (lunar crater)]
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A.
Fizeau crater
Fizeau crater is a large impact crater on the far side of the Moon, named in honor of French physicist Hippolyte Fizeau.
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B.
Foucault crater on the Moon
Foucault crater on the Moon is a small lunar impact crater named in honor of French physicist Léon Foucault, located near the Moon’s southwestern limb.
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C.
Struve crater
Struve crater is a large, eroded lunar impact crater located near the Moon’s western limb, notable for its worn rim and partial flooding by basaltic lava.
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D.
Ernst Mach crater
Ernst Mach crater is a large impact crater on the Moon’s far side named in honor of the Austrian physicist and philosopher Ernst Mach.
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E.
Murchison crater (Moon)
Murchison crater (Moon) is a large, ancient impact crater on the Moon’s near side, notable for its heavily eroded walls and partially flooded floor.
- 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: Finsen (lunar crater) Target entity description: Finsen is an impact crater on the far side of the Moon, located in the southern hemisphere within the South Pole–Aitken basin.
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A.
Fizeau crater
Fizeau crater is a large impact crater on the far side of the Moon, named in honor of French physicist Hippolyte Fizeau.
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B.
Foucault crater on the Moon
Foucault crater on the Moon is a small lunar impact crater named in honor of French physicist Léon Foucault, located near the Moon’s southwestern limb.
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C.
Struve crater
Struve crater is a large, eroded lunar impact crater located near the Moon’s western limb, notable for its worn rim and partial flooding by basaltic lava.
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D.
Ernst Mach crater
Ernst Mach crater is a large impact crater on the Moon’s far side named in honor of the Austrian physicist and philosopher Ernst Mach.
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E.
Murchison crater (Moon)
Murchison crater (Moon) is a large, ancient impact crater on the Moon’s near side, notable for its heavily eroded walls and partially flooded floor.
- 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:
von Kármán crater on the Moon