Lassell crater on Mars
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Lassell crater on Mars is an impact crater named in honor of British astronomer William Lassell, known for his discoveries of several planetary moons.
All labels observed (1)
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| Lassell crater on Mars canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6837314 — 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: Lassell crater on Mars Context triple: [William Lassell, hasNamesake, Lassell crater on Mars]
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A.
Hale crater on Mars
Hale crater on Mars is a large impact crater named after American solar astronomer George Ellery Hale, notable for its complex geology and evidence of past water-related activity.
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Herschel crater
Herschel crater is a massive, prominent impact crater dominating one hemisphere of Saturn’s moon Mimas, giving the moon its characteristic “Death Star”-like appearance.
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Pavlov crater
Pavlov crater is a large, heavily eroded impact crater on the Moon’s far side, located near the prominent Gagarin crater.
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Stickney crater
Stickney crater is the largest and most prominent impact crater on Mars's moon Phobos, dominating much of its small surface.
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Lassell crater on the Moon
Lassell crater on the Moon is a lunar impact crater named in honor of the 19th-century English astronomer William Lassell, known for his discoveries of several planetary moons.
- 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: Lassell crater on Mars Target entity description: Lassell crater on Mars is an impact crater named in honor of British astronomer William Lassell, known for his discoveries of several planetary moons.
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A.
Hale crater on Mars
Hale crater on Mars is a large impact crater named after American solar astronomer George Ellery Hale, notable for its complex geology and evidence of past water-related activity.
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B.
Herschel crater
Herschel crater is a massive, prominent impact crater dominating one hemisphere of Saturn’s moon Mimas, giving the moon its characteristic “Death Star”-like appearance.
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C.
Pavlov crater
Pavlov crater is a large, heavily eroded impact crater on the Moon’s far side, located near the prominent Gagarin crater.
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D.
Stickney crater
Stickney crater is the largest and most prominent impact crater on Mars's moon Phobos, dominating much of its small surface.
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E.
Lassell crater on the Moon
Lassell crater on the Moon is a lunar impact crater named in honor of the 19th-century English astronomer William Lassell, known for his discoveries of several planetary moons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Martian crater
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impact crater ⓘ |
| eponymKnownFor |
discovery of Neptune's moon Triton
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discovery of Uranus's moons Ariel and Umbriel ⓘ discovery of planetary moons ⓘ |
| eponymNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasBodyType | crater ⓘ |
| hasEponymOccupation | astronomer ⓘ |
| hasNamingAuthority | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceType | impact structure ⓘ |
| isPartOf | topography of Mars ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Martian surface ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Lassell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitsWithPrimary | Sun via Mars ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lassell crater on Mars Description of subject: Lassell crater on Mars is an impact crater named in honor of British astronomer William Lassell, known for his discoveries of several planetary moons.
Referenced by (1)
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