lunar crater Azophi
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Azophi is a prominent lunar impact crater named in honor of the 10th-century Persian astronomer Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Azophi (lunar crater) | 2 |
| lunar crater Azophi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4787781 — 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: lunar crater Azophi Context triple: [Al-Sufi, honoredBy, lunar crater Azophi]
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A.
Lomonosov crater on the Moon
Lomonosov crater on the Moon is a lunar impact crater named in honor of Russian polymath Mikhail Lomonosov, recognized for its location on the Moon’s far side and its relatively well-preserved structure.
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B.
crater Resnik on the Moon
Crater Resnik on the Moon is a lunar impact crater named in honor of astronaut Judith Resnik, one of the crew members who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
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C.
McNair crater on the Moon
McNair crater on the Moon is a lunar impact crater named in honor of astronaut and physicist Ronald McNair, one of the crew members who died in the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
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D.
crater Amundsen on the Moon
Crater Amundsen on the Moon is a large impact crater near the lunar south pole named in honor of Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen.
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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: lunar crater Azophi Target entity description: Azophi is a prominent lunar impact crater named in honor of the 10th-century Persian astronomer Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi.
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A.
Lomonosov crater on the Moon
Lomonosov crater on the Moon is a lunar impact crater named in honor of Russian polymath Mikhail Lomonosov, recognized for its location on the Moon’s far side and its relatively well-preserved structure.
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B.
crater Resnik on the Moon
Crater Resnik on the Moon is a lunar impact crater named in honor of astronaut Judith Resnik, one of the crew members who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
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C.
McNair crater on the Moon
McNair crater on the Moon is a lunar impact crater named in honor of astronaut and physicist Ronald McNair, one of the crew members who died in the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
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D.
crater Amundsen on the Moon
Crater Amundsen on the Moon is a large impact crater near the lunar south pole named in honor of Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen.
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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
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunar crater
ⓘ
lunar impact crater ⓘ |
| albedo | higher than surrounding terrain ⓘ |
| belongsTo | lunar southern highlands crater group ⓘ |
| bestSeenAt | low Sun angle ⓘ |
| colongitude | 347 degrees ⓘ |
| depth | 3.7 kilometers ⓘ |
| diameter | 47 kilometers ⓘ |
| eponym | Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi ⓘ |
| featureType | crater ⓘ |
| floorCharacteristic |
lacks central peak
ⓘ
relatively level ⓘ |
| hasEponymCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| hasEponymEthnicity | Persian ⓘ |
| hasEponymOccupation | astronomer ⓘ |
| hasRim | multi-cratered in places ⓘ |
| hasSatelliteCrater |
Azophi A
ⓘ
Azophi B ⓘ
linked to:
Azophi A
Azophi C ⓘ |
| hasShape | roughly circular ⓘ |
| innerWalls | terraced ⓘ |
| interior | marked by small craterlets ⓘ |
| isCataloguedIn |
IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
ⓘ
linked to:
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature ⓘ |
| isProminent | true ⓘ |
| liesEastOf | crater Abulfeda ⓘ |
| liesNorthOf |
crater Geber
ⓘ
crater Playfair ⓘ |
| liesSouthOf |
crater Abenezra
ⓘ
crater Almanon ⓘ |
| liesWestOf | crater Sacrobosco ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
lunar near side
ⓘ
southern highlands of the Moon ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon ⓘ |
| nameApprovalYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi ⓘ |
| namedBy | International Astronomical Union ⓘ |
| observedIn | optical wavelength ⓘ |
| quadrangle | LQ20 ⓘ |
| rimCondition |
sharp-edged
ⓘ
well-defined ⓘ |
| selenographicLatitude | −22.1 degrees ⓘ |
| selenographicLongitude | 12.7 degrees east ⓘ |
| surfaceType | heavily cratered highland terrain ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Earth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: lunar crater Azophi Description of subject: Azophi is a prominent lunar impact crater named in honor of the 10th-century Persian astronomer Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Azophi
linked to: lunar crater Azophi
linked to: lunar crater Azophi