Schwarzschild W
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Schwarzschild W is a small satellite impact crater on the far side of the Moon, located near and named in association with the larger Schwarzschild crater.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Schwarzschild W canonical | 1 |
| walled plain (Schwarzschild) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3345223 — 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: Schwarzschild W Context triple: [Schwarzschild crater, hasSatelliteCrater, Schwarzschild W]
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A.
Schwarzschild
Schwarzschild is a German surname most famously associated with physicist Karl Schwarzschild, known for his exact solution to Einstein’s field equations describing black holes.
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B.
Schwarzschild black hole
A Schwarzschild black hole is the simplest theoretical black hole solution in general relativity, describing a static, spherically symmetric, non-rotating, uncharged mass with an event horizon defined by the Schwarzschild radius.
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C.
Schwarzschild radius
The Schwarzschild radius is the critical distance from the center of a non-rotating, spherically symmetric mass at which its escape velocity equals the speed of light, defining the boundary of a black hole.
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D.
Schwarzschild–Milne equations
The Schwarzschild–Milne equations are fundamental integro-differential equations in radiative transfer theory that describe the propagation and scattering of radiation through a plane-parallel, absorbing and emitting medium.
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E.
Schwarzschild criterion
The Schwarzschild criterion is a condition in astrophysics that determines when a star’s interior becomes convectively unstable, leading to energy transport by bulk motion of stellar material.
- 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: Schwarzschild W Target entity description: Schwarzschild W is a small satellite impact crater on the far side of the Moon, located near and named in association with the larger Schwarzschild crater.
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A.
Schwarzschild
Schwarzschild is a German surname most famously associated with physicist Karl Schwarzschild, known for his exact solution to Einstein’s field equations describing black holes.
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B.
Schwarzschild black hole
A Schwarzschild black hole is the simplest theoretical black hole solution in general relativity, describing a static, spherically symmetric, non-rotating, uncharged mass with an event horizon defined by the Schwarzschild radius.
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C.
Schwarzschild radius
The Schwarzschild radius is the critical distance from the center of a non-rotating, spherically symmetric mass at which its escape velocity equals the speed of light, defining the boundary of a black hole.
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D.
Schwarzschild–Milne equations
The Schwarzschild–Milne equations are fundamental integro-differential equations in radiative transfer theory that describe the propagation and scattering of radiation through a plane-parallel, absorbing and emitting medium.
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E.
Schwarzschild criterion
The Schwarzschild criterion is a condition in astrophysics that determines when a star’s interior becomes convectively unstable, leading to energy transport by bulk motion of stellar material.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunar impact crater
ⓘ
satellite crater ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Schwarzschild crater
ⓘ
surface form:
Schwarzschild crater system
lunar far side craters ⓘ |
| celestialBody | Moon ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | selenographic coordinates ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | lunar orbital imaging ⓘ |
| eponymAssociation | Karl Schwarzschild ⓘ |
| featureType | impact crater ⓘ |
| governingBody | International Astronomical Union ⓘ |
| hasNo | atmosphere ⓘ |
| hemisphere | lunar far hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Moon
ⓘ
far side of the Moon ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Schwarzschild crater
ⓘ
surface form:
Schwarzschild (lunar crater)
|
| namingConvention | satellite crater letter designation ⓘ |
| nomenclatureStatus | official IAU name ⓘ |
| observability | cannot be seen directly from Earth ⓘ |
| orbitalParent | Earth ⓘ |
| partOf | lunar impact crater population ⓘ |
| primaryCrater |
Schwarzschild crater
ⓘ
surface form:
Schwarzschild (lunar crater)
|
| relativeLocation | near Schwarzschild (lunar crater) ⓘ |
| satelliteOf |
Schwarzschild crater
ⓘ
surface form:
Schwarzschild (lunar crater)
|
| surfaceEnvironment | airless ⓘ |
| surfaceType | lunar highlands ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Schwarzschild W Description of subject: Schwarzschild W is a small satellite impact crater on the far side of the Moon, located near and named in association with the larger Schwarzschild crater.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
walled plain (Schwarzschild)