von Kármán crater on the Moon
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Von Kármán crater on the Moon is a large impact crater on the lunar far side, notable as the landing site of China’s Chang’e 4 mission and named in honor of aerospace engineer Theodore von Kármán.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Von Kármán (lunar crater) | 0 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunar impact crater
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walled plain ⓘ |
| approvedBy | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colongitude | ~180 ⓘ |
| contains |
Von Kármán L (satellite crater)
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Von Kármán M (satellite crater) NERFINISHED ⓘ Von Kármán X (satellite crater) NERFINISHED ⓘ Von Kármán Y (satellite crater) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | selenographic coordinates ⓘ |
| countryOperatingFirstLander | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter | ~180 km ⓘ |
| eponym | Theodore von Kármán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstSoftLandingDate | 2019-01-03 ⓘ |
| firstSoftLandingOnFarSide | Chang’e 4 mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorComposition | mare basalt patches ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central floor partly flooded by basaltic lava
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eroded rim ⓘ relatively flat floor ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalContext |
ancient impact structure
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part of one of the largest impact basins in the Solar System ⓘ |
| landingSiteOf |
Chang’e 4 lander
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Yutu-2 rover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Pole–Aitken basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnSide | far side of the Moon ⓘ |
| missionOperator | China National Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameApprovalYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Theodore von Kármán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringCrater |
Aitken (lunar crater)
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Finsen (lunar crater) NERFINISHED ⓘ Leibnitz (lunar crater) NERFINISHED ⓘ Oresme (lunar crater) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Clementine spacecraft
NERFINISHED
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Kaguya (SELENE) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quadrangle | LQ-28 ⓘ |
| scientificInterest | exposure of lower crust or upper mantle materials ⓘ |
| surfaceType | heavily cratered highlands ⓘ |
| usedFor |
in-situ exploration of lunar far side geology
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radio astronomy experiments ⓘ study of South Pole–Aitken basin composition ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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