Encke C
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UNEXPLORED
Encke C is a small satellite crater on the Moon located near the larger Encke crater on the lunar near side.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Encke C canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14966348 — 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: Encke C Context triple: [Encke (lunar crater), hasSatelliteCrater, Encke C]
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A.
Encke
Encke is a German surname most notably associated with the 19th-century astronomer Johann Franz Encke, after whom several astronomical objects, including Encke's Comet, are named.
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B.
Encke's Comet
Encke's Comet is a short-period comet in our solar system known for having one of the shortest orbital periods of any comet, returning roughly every 3.3 years.
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C.
Michell
Michell is a given name and surname that functions as a variant spelling of Mitchell.
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D.
Leonae
Leonae is a variant form of the given name Leona, typically used as a feminine personal name.
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E.
Kniphausen
Kniphausen is a historical territory in present-day Germany that once functioned as a small semi-independent lordship under various regional powers.
- 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: Encke C Target entity description: Encke C is a small satellite crater on the Moon located near the larger Encke crater on the lunar near side.
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A.
Encke
Encke is a German surname most notably associated with the 19th-century astronomer Johann Franz Encke, after whom several astronomical objects, including Encke's Comet, are named.
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B.
Encke's Comet
Encke's Comet is a short-period comet in our solar system known for having one of the shortest orbital periods of any comet, returning roughly every 3.3 years.
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C.
Michell
Michell is a given name and surname that functions as a variant spelling of Mitchell.
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D.
Leonae
Leonae is a variant form of the given name Leona, typically used as a feminine personal name.
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E.
Kniphausen
Kniphausen is a historical territory in present-day Germany that once functioned as a small semi-independent lordship under various regional powers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.