Tombaugh (lunar crater)
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Tombaugh (lunar crater) is an impact crater on the Moon named in honor of American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, the discoverer of Pluto.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lunar impact crater ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
Far side of the Moon
ⓘ
Impact craters on the Moon ⓘ |
| discovererOfEponym | Pluto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eponym | Clyde Tombaugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eponymKnownFor | discovery of Pluto ⓘ |
| eponymNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasCelestialBody | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | selenographic coordinates ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
airless
ⓘ
vacuum ⓘ |
| hasEponymOccupation | astronomer ⓘ |
| hasFeatureType | impact crater ⓘ |
| hasGravity | low lunar gravity ⓘ |
| hasIllumination | varies with lunar phase ⓘ |
| hasName | Tombaugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialStatus | IAU-approved lunar nomenclature ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | impact event ⓘ |
| honors | American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isA | lunar crater ⓘ |
| isNamedFeatureOf | International Astronomical Union lunar nomenclature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isObservedBy |
lunar orbiters
ⓘ
spacecraft imaging ⓘ |
| isPartOf | lunar surface ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Moon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lunar far side ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Clyde Tombaugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitsWithBody | Earth via the Moon ⓘ |
| surfaceMaterial | lunar regolith ⓘ |
| surfaceType | lunar highlands ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.