Shorty crater
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Shorty crater is a small lunar impact crater in the Taurus–Littrow valley that was explored by the Apollo 17 astronauts and is notable as the site where orange volcanic soil was discovered.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shorty crater canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9837419 — 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: Shorty crater Context triple: [Taurus–Littrow valley, containsNamedFeature, Shorty crater]
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A.
Empakaai Crater
Empakaai Crater is a scenic volcanic caldera in northern Tanzania renowned for its deep soda lake, steep forested walls, and abundant birdlife within the Ngorongoro ecosystem.
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B.
Yapoah Crater
Yapoah Crater is a cinder cone volcano in Oregon’s Cascade Range, located on the northern flank of the Three Sisters and known for its distinctive lava flows and hiking access via the Pacific Crest Trail.
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C.
Eagle Crater
Eagle Crater is a small impact crater on Mars that gained prominence as the landing site and initial exploration area of NASA’s Opportunity rover.
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D.
Aliamanu Crater
Aliamanu Crater is a tuff cone and volcanic crater on the island of Oʻahu in Hawaii, located inland near Honolulu and now largely surrounded by urban development and military housing.
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E.
Tiscapa crater
Tiscapa crater is a volcanic crater in Managua, Nicaragua, known for containing Lake Tiscapa and forming part of a historic natural reserve area.
- 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: Shorty crater Target entity description: Shorty crater is a small lunar impact crater in the Taurus–Littrow valley that was explored by the Apollo 17 astronauts and is notable as the site where orange volcanic soil was discovered.
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A.
Empakaai Crater
Empakaai Crater is a scenic volcanic caldera in northern Tanzania renowned for its deep soda lake, steep forested walls, and abundant birdlife within the Ngorongoro ecosystem.
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B.
Yapoah Crater
Yapoah Crater is a cinder cone volcano in Oregon’s Cascade Range, located on the northern flank of the Three Sisters and known for its distinctive lava flows and hiking access via the Pacific Crest Trail.
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C.
Eagle Crater
Eagle Crater is a small impact crater on Mars that gained prominence as the landing site and initial exploration area of NASA’s Opportunity rover.
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D.
Aliamanu Crater
Aliamanu Crater is a tuff cone and volcanic crater on the island of Oʻahu in Hawaii, located inland near Honolulu and now largely surrounded by urban development and military housing.
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E.
Tiscapa crater
Tiscapa crater is a volcanic crater in Managua, Nicaragua, known for containing Lake Tiscapa and forming part of a historic natural reserve area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lunar impact crater ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Taurus–Littrow exploration traverses ⓘ |
| contains | pyroclastic glass beads ⓘ |
| countryOperator |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| documentedIn | Apollo 17 mission reports ⓘ |
| evidenceFor | ancient fire-fountain eruptions on the Moon ⓘ |
| explorationEra | Apollo program ⓘ |
| exploredBy |
Apollo 17 mission
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo 17
Eugene Cernan ⓘ Harrison Schmitt ⓘ
linked to:
Harrison H. Schmitt
|
| featureOf | Mare Serenitatis rim region ⓘ |
| geologicalContext | volcanic pyroclastic deposit site ⓘ |
| gravityEnvironment | lunar gravity ⓘ |
| hasApolloSiteDesignation |
Apollo 17 Station 4 region
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo 17 landing site
|
| hasColorObservation |
black glassy soil
ⓘ
orange-colored soil ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | selenographic coordinates ⓘ |
| hasDiscovery | orange soil deposit ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | airless lunar surface ⓘ |
| hasExplorationMethod |
field geology observations
ⓘ
human extravehicular activity ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | simple bowl-shaped crater ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Taurus–Littrow valley ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Apollo 17 Lunar Module landing site
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo 17 landing site
|
| locatedOn | Moon ⓘ |
| namedAfter | nickname "Shorty" used by Apollo 17 crew ⓘ |
| notableFor | discovery of orange volcanic soil ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Apollo 17 surface photography
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo 17 surface sampling stations
|
| partOf |
Apollo 17 landing site region
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo 17 landing site
|
| relatedMission | Apollo 17 ⓘ |
| sampleCataloguedBy | Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility ⓘ |
| sampleCollected | orange glass-rich soil samples ⓘ |
| sampleCollectedBy |
Harrison Schmitt
ⓘ
linked to:
Harrison H. Schmitt
|
| sampleCollectedDuring | Apollo 17 geological fieldwork ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
lunar geology
ⓘ
planetary science ⓘ |
| scientificSignificance | evidence for lunar volcanic activity ⓘ |
| spaceAgencyOperator | NASA ⓘ |
| surfaceFeatureType | small crater ⓘ |
| terrainType | valley floor feature ⓘ |
| visitedDuring |
Apollo 17 EVA 2
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo 17
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shorty crater Description of subject: Shorty crater is a small lunar impact crater in the Taurus–Littrow valley that was explored by the Apollo 17 astronauts and is notable as the site where orange volcanic soil was discovered.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.