Caloris means heat in Latin
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Caloris Basin is a vast impact crater on the planet Mercury, notable as one of the largest impact basins in the Solar System.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caloris Basin | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
impact basin
ⓘ
impact crater ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Mariner 10 spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | large impact event ⓘ |
| furtherImagedBy | MESSENGER spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlbedoCharacteristic | high-reflectance plains in and around basin ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDiameter | 1550 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | Mercury planetocentric coordinates ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalAge | Late Heavy Bombardment era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInteriorFilledWith | volcanic plains ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
concentric rings
ⓘ
radial fractures ⓘ smooth plains fill ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | Latin word "calor" meaning "heat" ⓘ |
| hasNameLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | heat ⓘ |
| hasScientificInterestFor |
impact cratering processes
ⓘ
thermal evolution of Mercury ⓘ volcanism on Mercury ⓘ |
| hasSurroundingRegion | Caloris Montes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTerrainOnOppositeSideOfPlanet | weird terrain of Mercury ⓘ |
| influences | Mercury global geology ⓘ |
| isKeyReferenceFeatureFor | mapping Mercury's surface ⓘ |
| isObservedBy | spacecraft imaging ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Solar System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAs | one of the largest impact basins in the Solar System ⓘ |
| orbitsBody | Sun via Mercury ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline | planetary geology ⓘ |
| surfaceFeatureType | multi-ring basin ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.