Anderson Mesa Station
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Anderson Mesa Station is a remote observing site of Lowell Observatory in Arizona, known for its optical telescopes and contributions to planetary and small-body astronomy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anderson Mesa Station canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4943114 — 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: Anderson Mesa Station Context triple: [Lowell Observatory, hasFacility, Anderson Mesa Station]
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A.
Mount Lemmon
Mount Lemmon is a prominent peak in Arizona’s Santa Catalina Mountains known for its scenic vistas, cooler alpine climate, and popular hiking, skiing, and astronomical observatories.
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B.
Vera Rubin Ridge
Vera Rubin Ridge is a geologic feature on Mars explored by NASA's Curiosity rover, named in honor of pioneering astronomer Vera Rubin.
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C.
Hat Creek Radio Observatory
Hat Creek Radio Observatory is a radio astronomy facility in Northern California known for hosting the Allen Telescope Array used in both astronomical and SETI research.
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D.
Acorn Plains
Acorn Plains is the grassy, introductory overworld-themed first world in the platform game New Super Mario Bros. U.
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E.
Pangue Observatory
Pangue Observatory is a small, privately run astronomical observatory in Chile’s Elqui Valley, known for its exceptionally clear skies and public stargazing tours.
- 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: Anderson Mesa Station Target entity description: Anderson Mesa Station is a remote observing site of Lowell Observatory in Arizona, known for its optical telescopes and contributions to planetary and small-body astronomy.
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A.
Mount Lemmon
Mount Lemmon is a prominent peak in Arizona’s Santa Catalina Mountains known for its scenic vistas, cooler alpine climate, and popular hiking, skiing, and astronomical observatories.
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B.
Vera Rubin Ridge
Vera Rubin Ridge is a geologic feature on Mars explored by NASA's Curiosity rover, named in honor of pioneering astronomer Vera Rubin.
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C.
Hat Creek Radio Observatory
Hat Creek Radio Observatory is a radio astronomy facility in Northern California known for hosting the Allen Telescope Array used in both astronomical and SETI research.
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D.
Acorn Plains
Acorn Plains is the grassy, introductory overworld-themed first world in the platform game New Super Mario Bros. U.
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E.
Pangue Observatory
Pangue Observatory is a small, privately run astronomical observatory in Chile’s Elqui Valley, known for its exceptionally clear skies and public stargazing tours.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory
ⓘ
observing station ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
orbital characterization of small bodies
ⓘ
planetary ephemerides ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| environment | dark-sky site ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
astronomical observation
ⓘ
planetary astronomy research ⓘ small-body astronomy research ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure | multiple telescope domes ⓘ |
| hasObservationMode | ground-based optical observations ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
astronomy
ⓘ
planetary science ⓘ small Solar System bodies ⓘ |
| hasTelescopeType | optical telescope ⓘ |
| isRemoteSiteOf | Lowell Observatory ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
ⓘ
Coconino County, Arizona ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Flagstaff, Arizona
ⓘ
linked to:
Flagstaff
|
| locatedOn |
Anderson Mesa plateau
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linked to:
Anderson Mesa
|
| namedAfter | Anderson Mesa ⓘ |
| observatoryType | optical observatory ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Lowell Observatory ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Lowell Observatory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lowell Observatory facilities
ⓘ
linked to:
Lowell Observatory
|
| usedBy |
Lowell Observatory staff
ⓘ
professional astronomers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
asteroid observations
ⓘ
comet observations ⓘ planetary observations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anderson Mesa Station Description of subject: Anderson Mesa Station is a remote observing site of Lowell Observatory in Arizona, known for its optical telescopes and contributions to planetary and small-body astronomy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Navy Precision Optical Interferometer (partnership)