Hadley Rille
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Hadley Rille is a prominent sinuous lunar rille near the Apennine Mountains on the Moon, famously explored by the Apollo 15 mission.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hadley Rille canonical | 8 |
| Hadley Rille region | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10501549 — 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: Hadley Rille Context triple: [Hadley–Apennine region, locatedNear, Hadley Rille]
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A.
Taurus–Littrow valley
Taurus–Littrow valley is a geologically diverse lunar valley in the Moon’s Taurus Mountains that served as the landing and exploration site for NASA’s Apollo 17 mission.
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B.
Tithonium Chasma
Tithonium Chasma is a large, steep-walled canyon forming the northwestern segment of Mars’s vast Valles Marineris system.
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C.
Ithaca Chasma
Ithaca Chasma is a vast, linear canyon system that nearly encircles Saturn’s moon Tethys and is one of the largest known chasms in the solar system.
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D.
Ius Chasma
Ius Chasma is a large, steep-walled canyon on Mars that forms part of the vast Valles Marineris rift system.
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E.
Rimae Aridae
Rimae Aridae is a system of lunar rilles located within Mare Tranquillitatis on the Moon’s near side.
- 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: Hadley Rille Target entity description: Hadley Rille is a prominent sinuous lunar rille near the Apennine Mountains on the Moon, famously explored by the Apollo 15 mission.
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A.
Taurus–Littrow valley
Taurus–Littrow valley is a geologically diverse lunar valley in the Moon’s Taurus Mountains that served as the landing and exploration site for NASA’s Apollo 17 mission.
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B.
Tithonium Chasma
Tithonium Chasma is a large, steep-walled canyon forming the northwestern segment of Mars’s vast Valles Marineris system.
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C.
Ithaca Chasma
Ithaca Chasma is a vast, linear canyon system that nearly encircles Saturn’s moon Tethys and is one of the largest known chasms in the solar system.
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D.
Ius Chasma
Ius Chasma is a large, steep-walled canyon on Mars that forms part of the vast Valles Marineris rift system.
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E.
Rimae Aridae
Rimae Aridae is a system of lunar rilles located within Mare Tranquillitatis on the Moon’s near side.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunar rille
ⓘ
sinuous rille ⓘ |
| belongsTo | nearside of the Moon ⓘ |
| exploredBy | Apollo 15 ⓘ |
| exploredDuring |
Apollo 15 EVA 1
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo 15
Apollo 15 EVA 2 ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo 15
Apollo 15 EVA 3 ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo 15
|
| formedBy | volcanic processes ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Rima Hadley ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateApprox | 26.4°N 3.6°E ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
relatively flat floor
ⓘ
steep inner walls ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalInterest | evidence for lunar volcanic activity ⓘ |
| hasLength | about 80 km ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | about 300 m ⓘ |
| hasMaximumWidth | about 1.5 km ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | meandering channel-like depression ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Apennine Front escarpment
ⓘ
linked to:
Apennine Front
Hadley C crater ⓘ Mare Imbrium basalt plains ⓘ
linked to:
Mare Imbrium
|
| hasScientificSignificance |
constraints on lunar mare volcanism
ⓘ
insight into formation of sinuous rilles ⓘ |
| isNotableFor |
being one of the most prominent sinuous rilles on the Moon
ⓘ
in-situ human geological exploration ⓘ |
| isTypeLocalityFor | field study of lunar sinuous rilles ⓘ |
| liesNorthOf | Apollo 15 landing site ⓘ |
| liesWestOf |
Mons Hadley
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Hadley
|
| locatedIn |
Mare Imbrium region
ⓘ
linked to:
Mare Imbrium
|
| locatedNear |
Apennine Mountains (Moon)
ⓘ
Mons Hadley ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Hadley
Mons Hadley Delta ⓘ Montes Apenninus ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon ⓘ |
| mappedBy |
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Geological Survey
|
| mappedIn | Apollo 15 Preliminary Science Report ⓘ |
| observedSince | pre-Apollo telescopic observations ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hadley–Apennine landing site region
ⓘ
linked to:
Hadley–Apennine landing site
|
| sampledBy |
Apollo 15 astronauts
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo 15
|
| studiedUsing |
Apollo 15 orbital photography
ⓘ
Lunar Orbiter imagery ⓘ Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter imagery ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
David Scott
ⓘ
James B. Irwin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hadley Rille Description of subject: Hadley Rille is a prominent sinuous lunar rille near the Apennine Mountains on the Moon, famously explored by the Apollo 15 mission.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hadley Rille