Sommerfeld crater
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Sommerfeld crater is a large, heavily eroded impact crater located on the far side of the Moon, notable for its worn rim and relatively flat, cratered floor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sommerfeld crater canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lunar impact crater ⓘ |
| catalog | Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (IAU) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colongitude | 132 ⓘ |
| condition | heavily eroded ⓘ |
| diameter | 169 km ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | lunar orbiter imaging ⓘ |
| eponym | Arnold Sommerfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorCharacteristic |
cratered floor
ⓘ
relatively flat floor ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | likely Pre-Nectarian or Nectarian ⓘ |
| hasCentralPeak | no prominent central peak ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
inner wall terraces in places
ⓘ
smaller impact craters along rim ⓘ smaller impact craters on floor ⓘ |
| hasSatelliteCrater |
Sommerfeld A
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Sommerfeld B NERFINISHED ⓘ Sommerfeld C NERFINISHED ⓘ Sommerfeld D NERFINISHED ⓘ Sommerfeld E NERFINISHED ⓘ Sommerfeld F NERFINISHED ⓘ Sommerfeld G NERFINISHED ⓘ Sommerfeld H NERFINISHED ⓘ Sommerfeld K NERFINISHED ⓘ Sommerfeld L NERFINISHED ⓘ Sommerfeld M NERFINISHED ⓘ Sommerfeld N NERFINISHED ⓘ Sommerfeld P NERFINISHED ⓘ Sommerfeld R NERFINISHED ⓘ Sommerfeld S NERFINISHED ⓘ Sommerfeld T NERFINISHED ⓘ Sommerfeld U NERFINISHED ⓘ Sommerfeld V NERFINISHED ⓘ Sommerfeld W NERFINISHED ⓘ Sommerfeld X NERFINISHED ⓘ Sommerfeld Y NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | far side of the Moon ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | walled plain ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Arnold Sommerfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quadrant | northern far side of the Moon ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
east of Landau crater
ⓘ
north of Rowland crater ⓘ south of the lunar north pole region ⓘ west of Birkhoff walled plain ⓘ |
| rimCharacteristic | worn rim ⓘ |
| scientificInterest | study of ancient far-side highland impacts ⓘ |
| surfaceAlbedo | low to moderate ⓘ |
| surfaceType | heavily cratered highland terrain ⓘ |
| visibilityFromEarth | not visible directly from Earth ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.