Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
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The Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature is an official, internationally recognized database maintained by the International Astronomical Union that lists and standardizes names of planetary surface features across the Solar System.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3631182 — 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: Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature Context triple: [Kepler (Martian crater), catalog, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature]
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A.
IAU lunar nomenclature
IAU lunar nomenclature is the official naming system established by the International Astronomical Union for identifying and standardizing the names of features on the Moon.
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B.
Copernican System of lunar stratigraphy
The Copernican System of lunar stratigraphy is the youngest major geologic time division on the Moon, characterized by relatively fresh impact craters with bright ray systems and minimal space weathering.
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C.
Levi-Civita crater
Levi-Civita crater is a large, heavily eroded impact crater on the Moon’s far side, named after Italian mathematician Tullio Levi-Civita.
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D.
Odysseus impact basin
The Odysseus impact basin is a large, prominent impact crater on Saturn’s icy moon Tethys, notable for its immense size and relatively shallow, relaxed topography.
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E.
crater Swope on the Moon
Crater Swope on the Moon is a lunar impact crater named in honor of American astronomer Henrietta Hill Swope, recognized for her work on variable stars and distance measurements in astronomy.
- 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: Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature Target entity description: The Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature is an official, internationally recognized database maintained by the International Astronomical Union that lists and standardizes names of planetary surface features across the Solar System.
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A.
IAU lunar nomenclature
IAU lunar nomenclature is the official naming system established by the International Astronomical Union for identifying and standardizing the names of features on the Moon.
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B.
Copernican System of lunar stratigraphy
The Copernican System of lunar stratigraphy is the youngest major geologic time division on the Moon, characterized by relatively fresh impact craters with bright ray systems and minimal space weathering.
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C.
Levi-Civita crater
Levi-Civita crater is a large, heavily eroded impact crater on the Moon’s far side, named after Italian mathematician Tullio Levi-Civita.
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D.
Odysseus impact basin
The Odysseus impact basin is a large, prominent impact crater on Saturn’s icy moon Tethys, notable for its immense size and relatively shallow, relaxed topography.
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E.
crater Swope on the Moon
Crater Swope on the Moon is a lunar impact crater named in honor of American astronomer Henrietta Hill Swope, recognized for her work on variable stars and distance measurements in astronomy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical database
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planetary nomenclature catalog ⓘ |
| accessMode |
free access
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online ⓘ |
| audience |
general public
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global scientific community ⓘ |
| contains |
approval date
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approval status ⓘ approved planetary feature names ⓘ feature coordinates ⓘ feature diameters ⓘ feature naming citations ⓘ feature origin information ⓘ feature types ⓘ |
| covers |
Solar System
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features on asteroids ⓘ features on dwarf planets ⓘ features on moons ⓘ features on planetary satellites ⓘ features on planets ⓘ planetary surface features ⓘ |
| dataType |
geospatial information
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nomenclature metadata ⓘ |
| domain | planetary nomenclature ⓘ |
| excludes |
informal feature names
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unapproved feature names ⓘ |
| follows |
IAU naming conventions
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IAU planetary nomenclature rules ⓘ |
| governedBy | IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature guidelines ⓘ |
| hasOfficialStatus | internationally recognized standard ⓘ |
| hasPublisher | International Astronomical Union ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
IAU Working Groups
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surface form:
IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union ⓘ |
| operatedAs | web-based searchable database ⓘ |
| purpose |
avoidance of naming duplication
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provide authoritative list of approved names ⓘ standardization of planetary feature names ⓘ support of planetary mapping ⓘ support of planetary science research ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
IAU planetary nomenclature system
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planetary mapping standards ⓘ |
| scope | official IAU-approved names only ⓘ |
| usedBy |
cartographers
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educators ⓘ mission planners ⓘ planetary scientists ⓘ reference publishers ⓘ space agencies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature Description of subject: The Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature is an official, internationally recognized database maintained by the International Astronomical Union that lists and standardizes names of planetary surface features across the Solar System.
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IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
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IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
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IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
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IAU planetary nomenclature
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IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature