Eratosthenes (lunar crater)
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eratosthenes (lunar crater) canonical | 1 |
| Eratosthenian | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5412516 — 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: Eratosthenes (lunar crater) Context triple: [Copernicus (lunar crater), nearbyCrater, Eratosthenes (lunar crater)]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Kepler (lunar crater)
Kepler (lunar crater) is a prominent, relatively young impact crater on the Moon’s near side, noted for its bright ray system and association with the astronomer Johannes Kepler.
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D.
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.
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E.
Chaplygin crater
Chaplygin crater is an impact crater on the Moon’s far side, notable for its heavily eroded rim and location near the large walled plain Gagarin.
- 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: Eratosthenes (lunar crater) Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Kepler (lunar crater)
Kepler (lunar crater) is a prominent, relatively young impact crater on the Moon’s near side, noted for its bright ray system and association with the astronomer Johannes Kepler.
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D.
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.
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E.
Chaplygin crater
Chaplygin crater is an impact crater on the Moon’s far side, notable for its heavily eroded rim and location near the large walled plain Gagarin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lunar impact crater ⓘ |
| ageSystem | Eratosthenian system ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn |
IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
ⓘ
linked to:
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
|
| colongitude | 348 degrees ⓘ |
| depth | approximately 3.6 kilometers ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 58 kilometers ⓘ |
| eponymOccupation |
Greek mathematician
ⓘ
astronomer ⓘ geographer ⓘ |
| floorCondition | relatively flat ⓘ |
| floorFeature | central peak rising from floor ⓘ |
| geologicAge |
Eratosthenian
ⓘ
linked to:
Eratosthenes (lunar crater)
|
| givesNameTo | Eratosthenian period ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central peak complex
ⓘ
ejecta blanket ⓘ ray system (faint and degraded) ⓘ sharp rim ⓘ well-defined terraced inner walls ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | complex crater ⓘ |
| hasSatelliteCrater |
Eratosthenes A
ⓘ
Eratosthenes B ⓘ Eratosthenes C ⓘ Eratosthenes D ⓘ
linked to:
Eratosthenes C
Eratosthenes E ⓘ Eratosthenes F ⓘ Eratosthenes G ⓘ Eratosthenes H ⓘ Eratosthenes K ⓘ Eratosthenes L ⓘ Eratosthenes M ⓘ Eratosthenes N ⓘ Eratosthenes P ⓘ Eratosthenes R ⓘ |
| liesAt | transition between lunar maria and highlands ⓘ |
| locatedIn | near eastern edge of Mare Imbrium ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mare Imbrium
ⓘ
Montes Apenninus ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Eratosthenes of Cyrene
ⓘ
linked to:
Eratosthenes
|
| namedBy | International Astronomical Union ⓘ |
| observedFrom | Earth ⓘ |
| quadrant | Moon’s near side ⓘ |
| rayPreservationState | rays mostly faded ⓘ |
| rimCondition | sharp and well-preserved ⓘ |
| sitedAt | southeastern edge of Mare Imbrium ⓘ |
| usedAsStratigraphicMarkerFor | start of Eratosthenian period ⓘ |
| visibleIn | small amateur telescopes ⓘ |
| wallStructure | terraced ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eratosthenes (lunar crater) Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Copernicus Crater on the Moon
linked to: Eratosthenes (lunar crater)