Schwarzschild crater

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lunar impact crater lunar surface feature

Schwarzschild crater is a large impact crater on the far side of the Moon, notable for its heavily eroded rim and complex interior features.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lunar impact crater →
lunar surface feature →
diameter ~207 km →
eponym Karl Schwarzschild →
formationType impact event →
hasAge pre-Nectarian or Nectarian (heavily eroded) →
hasAlbedo low →
hasColongitude ~186 →
hasFloor relatively level but marked by impacts →
hasInnerWall slumped and terraced in places →
hasInteriorFeatures central ridges and irregularities →
complex interior →
multiple smaller craters on floor →
hasLatitude ~73.0° N →
hasLongitude ~132.0° E →
hasObservationMethod Apollo mission photography →
lunar orbiter imaging →
hasOuterWall deeply worn and rounded →
hasQuadrangle lunar far side northern hemisphere →
hasRimCondition heavily eroded rim →
hasRimShape irregular and polygonal →
hasSatelliteCrater Schwarzschild A →
Schwarzschild B →
Schwarzschild C →
Schwarzschild D →
Schwarzschild E →
Schwarzschild F →
Schwarzschild G →
Schwarzschild K →
Schwarzschild L →
Schwarzschild M →
Schwarzschild N →
Schwarzschild Q →
Schwarzschild S →
Schwarzschild T →
Schwarzschild U →
Schwarzschild V →
Schwarzschild W →
Schwarzschild X →
Schwarzschild Y →
hasWornTerraces yes →
isCataloguedIn IAU lunar nomenclature →
isOverlainBy numerous smaller impact craters →
isVisibleFromEarth no →
liesOn lunar far-side highlands →
locatedOn Moon →
locatedOnSideOfMoon far side →
namedAfter Karl Schwarzschild →
Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Karl Schwarzschild ("Schwarzschild crater on the Moon") →
hasEponym
Karl Schwarzschild →
namedAfter
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