Valhalla impact basin

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:volcano
gptkbp:age approximately 4 billion years
gptkbp:collaborations international collaborations in planetary science
gptkbp:community of planetary scientists
gptkbp:composed_by icy crust
gptkbp:country gptkb:Triton_crater
low density of smaller craters
gptkbp:diameter 4000 kilometers
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Voyager_1
gptkbp:events formed by a large impact
gptkbp:features multi-ring structure
gptkbp:formation_theory giant impact hypothesis
gptkbp:geological_features ridges and valleys
gptkbp:geological_formation low geological activity
conducted by various missions
gptkbp:historical_impact record of past impacts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Valhalla impact basin
gptkbp:impact important for understanding planetary formation
gptkbp:impact_diameter approximately 4000 km
gptkbp:impact_origin from a large asteroid or comet
gptkbp:is_explored_in gptkb:Galileo_spacecraft
understanding impact events
potential targets for future missions
studied since the 1970s
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:Callisto
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:is_similar_to South Pole-Aitken basin on the Moon
gptkbp:landscape smooth plains
gptkbp:named_after Valhalla from Norse mythology
gptkbp:notable_work theories about impact events
gptkbp:planetary_comparison compared to other large impact structures.
gptkbp:planetary_feature notable planetary feature
gptkbp:provides_information_on spacecraft imaging
gptkbp:related_to Callisto's geological history
gptkbp:research remote sensing
planetary geology
ongoing research efforts
from planetary missions
gptkbp:research_focus impact cratering processes
gptkbp:research_importance provides insights into early Solar System history
gptkbp:research_output understanding of impact processes
gptkbp:significance largest impact basin in the Solar System
gptkbp:surface ancient surface
icy and rocky materials
gptkbp:surrounding_features Valhalla's outer ring
gptkbp:surrounding_geology varied geological features
gptkbp:terrain complex terrain
gptkbp:topographical_features central peak ring
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Callisto
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5