lunar crater Piazzi
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Lunar crater Piazzi is an impact crater on the Moon named in honor of Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi, discoverer of the dwarf planet Ceres.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| lunar crater Piazzi canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lunar impact crater ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celestialBodyType | lunar surface feature ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 100 km ⓘ |
| eponymOfDiscovererOf | Ceres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featureType | crater ⓘ |
| formationProcess | impact event ⓘ |
| hasAge | pre-Imbrian or early lunar geological period (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasColongitude | approximately 90° ⓘ |
| hasFeature | central peak ⓘ |
| hasSatelliteCrater |
Piazzi B
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Piazzi C NERFINISHED ⓘ Piazzi D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interiorFloor |
marked by smaller craters
ⓘ
relatively level ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern hemisphere of the Moon ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Moon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lunar far side ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Giuseppe Piazzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfterNationality | Italian ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation | astronomer ⓘ |
| namedBy | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namingStatus | approved by IAU ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Apollo mission photography
ⓘ
Lunar Orbiter spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | dwarf planet Ceres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rimCondition |
eroded
ⓘ
worn ⓘ |
| shape | roughly circular ⓘ |
| surfaceType | lunar highlands ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.