Kirkwood crater
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Kirkwood crater is a lunar impact crater named in honor of American astronomer Daniel Kirkwood, known for his work on asteroid belt gaps.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kirkwood crater canonical | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lunar impact crater ⓘ |
| catalogCode | IAU-approved lunar feature ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | lunar observers ⓘ |
| featureType | impact crater ⓘ |
| governingBody | International Astronomical Union ⓘ |
| hasAlbedo | low ⓘ |
| hasCentralPeak | no prominent central peak ⓘ |
| hasColongitude | 214 ⓘ |
| hasDiameter | 68 km ⓘ |
| hasEponymCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasEponymNotableFor | study of asteroid belt gaps ⓘ |
| hasEponymOccupation | astronomer ⓘ |
| hasInteriorFloor | relatively level ⓘ |
| hasRimCondition | eroded ⓘ |
| hasSatelliteCraters |
Kirkwood E
ⓘ
Kirkwood K ⓘ Kirkwood L ⓘ Kirkwood M ⓘ Kirkwood N ⓘ Kirkwood X ⓘ |
| hasSurface | heavily cratered ⓘ |
| hasWallTerracing | minor ⓘ |
| locatedIn | lunar far side ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Daniel Kirkwood ⓘ |
| neighboringCrater |
Ernst Mach crater
ⓘ
surface form:
Birkhoff crater
Poynting crater ⓘ Rowland crater ⓘ Sommerfeld crater ⓘ Stebbins crater ⓘ Volterra crater ⓘ |
| observedByMission |
Lunar Orbiter program
ⓘ
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.