Rosseland Crater on the Moon
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Rosseland Crater on the Moon is a lunar impact crater named in honor of Norwegian astrophysicist Svein Rosseland, recognized for his contributions to stellar structure and radiative transfer theory.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rosseland (lunar crater) | 0 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lunar impact crater ⓘ |
| catalog | IAU lunar nomenclature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | selenographic coordinates ⓘ |
| eponymFieldOfWork |
radiative transfer
ⓘ
stellar structure ⓘ |
| eponymNationality | Norwegian ⓘ |
| eponymOccupation | astrophysicist ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
eroded outer wall
ⓘ
interior floor with smaller craters ⓘ worn rim ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | heavily degraded crater ⓘ |
| hasSatelliteCrater |
Rosseland E
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rosseland N NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosseland W NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | impact structure ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Moon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lunar far side ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Svein Rosseland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Clementine mission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lunar Orbiter missions NERFINISHED ⓘ Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | lunar far-side crater population ⓘ |
| surfaceBody | lunar surface ⓘ |
| surfaceType | lunar highlands ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.