Lassell crater on Triton

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Lassell crater on Triton is an impact feature on Neptune’s largest moon named in honor of British astronomer William Lassell, who discovered Triton in 1846.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf impact crater
surface feature on Triton
associatedWithDiscoveryYearOfEponymObject 1846
belongsToPlanetarySystem Neptune planetary system
belongsToStarSystem Solar System
celestialBodyTypeOfPrimary natural satellite
discoveredBy Voyager 2 imaging team
discoveryMethod spacecraft imaging
eponymCitizenship United Kingdom
eponymDiscoveredFor Neptune
eponymDiscoveredObject Triton
eponymFullName William Lassell
eponymKnownFor discovery of Neptune’s ring system
discovery of Triton
discovery of Uranus’s moons Ariel and Umbriel
eponymOccupation astronomer
featureClass impact structure
governingBodyForName International Astronomical Union
hasCoordinateSystem Triton coordinate system
hasSurfaceEnvironment cold, icy surface
locatedIn Neptune system
outer Solar System
locatedOn Triton
namedAfter William Lassell
namingTheme astronomers and scientists associated with Neptune and Triton
orbitsWithPrimary Neptune
partOf Triton geology
Triton impact crater population
primaryBody Neptune
surfaceFeatureCategory crater on an icy moon
surfaceFeatureType crater

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William Lassell hasNamesake Lassell crater on Triton