Kepler (lunar crater)
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Kepler (lunar crater) is a prominent, relatively young impact crater on the Moon’s near side, noted for its bright ray system and association with the astronomer Johannes Kepler.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lunar impact crater ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Copernican System of lunar stratigraphy ⓘ |
| bestSeenAt | low to moderate telescopic magnification ⓘ |
| catalogDesignation | Kepler ⓘ |
| classification | rayed crater ⓘ |
| colongitude | 38 degrees ⓘ |
| depth | 2.6 kilometers ⓘ |
| diameter | 31 kilometers ⓘ |
| ejectaDistribution | radial ⓘ |
| eponym | Johannes Kepler ⓘ |
| floorAlbedo | lower than rays ⓘ |
| floorCharacteristic | relatively flat ⓘ |
| hasAsymmetryCause | impact angle and local topography ⓘ |
| hasCentralPeak | yes ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | Eratosthenian or Copernican age crater ⓘ |
| hasRaySystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasSatelliteCraters | yes ⓘ |
| hasTerracedWalls | yes ⓘ |
| IAUNameApproval | 1935 ⓘ |
| imagedBy |
Apollo program
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo missions
Lunar Orbiter spacecraft ⓘ Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter ⓘ |
| isProminentFeatureIn | western near side of the Moon ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mare Cognitum region, Oceanus Procellarum
ⓘ
surface form:
Oceanus Procellarum region
|
| locatedInMare | border region of Oceanus Procellarum ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Moon
ⓘ
near side of the Moon ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Johannes Kepler ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Copernicus Crater on the Moon
ⓘ
surface form:
Copernicus (lunar crater)
Encke (lunar crater) ⓘ Mare Cognitum region, Oceanus Procellarum ⓘ
surface form:
Oceanus Procellarum
|
| observedBy | Earth-based telescopes ⓘ |
| partOf | lunar nearside crater catalogues ⓘ |
| rayAlbedo | high ⓘ |
| rayExtent | over 300 kilometers ⓘ |
| rayPattern | asymmetric ⓘ |
| raySystemAge | Copernican ⓘ |
| raySystemAppearance | bright ⓘ |
| relativeAge | young ⓘ |
| rimCondition | sharp-edged ⓘ |
| rimElevation | higher than surrounding mare ⓘ |
| satelliteCraterNamingConvention | letters placed on side of satellite crater midpoint closest to Kepler ⓘ |
| scientificInterest | study of young lunar impact processes ⓘ |
| selenographicLatitude | 8.1° N ⓘ |
| selenographicLongitude | 38.0° W ⓘ |
| surfaceFeatureType | impact structure ⓘ |
| surfaceMaterial | high-albedo ejecta ⓘ |
| visibleFromEarth | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.