lunar South Pole-Aitken basin

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:volcano
gptkbp:age over 4 billion years
gptkbp:composed_by basalt and anorthosite
gptkbp:contains multiple craters
gptkbp:depth 8.2 km
gptkbp:diameter 2500 km
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Lunar_Orbiter_4
gptkbp:events formed by a large asteroid impact
gptkbp:geological_features highland crust
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label lunar South Pole-Aitken basin
gptkbp:is_explored_in gptkb:Apollo_missions
gptkb:Lunar_Reconnaissance_Orbiter
landing precision
resource availability
communication delays
harsh environment
understand lunar history
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:Moon
gptkbp:landing_site future lunar missions
gptkbp:landscape gptkb:Moon
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Artemis_program
gptkb:Lunar_Gateway
sample return missions
human exploration missions
robotic landers
gptkbp:potential_resource water ice
gptkbp:potential_scientific_value study of early solar system
gptkbp:research gptkb:volcanic_activity
planetary geology
seismology
impact processes
crater formation
lunar surface processes
extraterrestrial materials
geophysical properties
lunar regolith analysis
lunar evolution
lunar magnetic field
lunar interior structure
impact cratering history
gptkbp:research_focus planetary formation
gptkbp:research_institutes gptkb:CNSA
gptkb:JAXA
gptkb:ESA
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:research_interest lunar geology
gptkbp:significance largest and oldest impact basin on the Moon
gptkbp:surrounding_features South Pole region
gptkbp:terrain rugged and varied
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:lunar_South_Pole
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4