Le Verrier (lunar crater)
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Le Verrier is a small lunar impact crater on the Moon’s near side, named in honor of French mathematician and astronomer Urbain Le Verrier.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Le Verrier (lunar crater) canonical | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunar impact crater
ⓘ
lunar surface feature ⓘ |
| albedo | similar to surrounding mare ⓘ |
| catalog | listed in standard lunar crater catalogs ⓘ |
| diameter | about 20 kilometers ⓘ |
| eponym | Urbain Le Verrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formationType | impact event ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
sharp-edged outer wall
ⓘ
slight central floor irregularities ⓘ |
| hasSatelliteCraters |
Le Verrier A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Le Verrier B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interior | relatively flat floor ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mare Imbrium region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Moon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near side of the Moon ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Urbain Le Verrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedFrom | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quadrant | northwestern part of the Moon’s near side ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
in the northern part of Mare Imbrium
ⓘ
south of crater Delisle ⓘ west of crater Helicon ⓘ |
| rimCondition | well-defined rim ⓘ |
| shape | roughly circular ⓘ |
| surfaceType | basaltic mare surroundings ⓘ |
| visibility | visible in small amateur telescopes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.