Poynting crater
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Poynting crater is a large, heavily eroded impact crater on the far side of the Moon, named after British physicist John Henry Poynting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Poynting crater canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lunar impact crater ⓘ |
| colongitude | 164 ⓘ |
| condition | heavily eroded ⓘ |
| diameter | 128 km ⓘ |
| eponym | John Henry Poynting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | pre-Nectarian or Nectarian (heavily eroded) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
distorted rim
ⓘ
irregular inner wall ⓘ relatively level interior floor ⓘ small craterlets along rim ⓘ small craterlets on interior floor ⓘ worn outer rim ⓘ |
| hasSatelliteCrater |
Poynting A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poynting B NERFINISHED ⓘ Poynting C NERFINISHED ⓘ Poynting D NERFINISHED ⓘ Poynting E NERFINISHED ⓘ Poynting F NERFINISHED ⓘ Poynting G NERFINISHED ⓘ Poynting H NERFINISHED ⓘ Poynting K NERFINISHED ⓘ Poynting L NERFINISHED ⓘ Poynting M NERFINISHED ⓘ Poynting N NERFINISHED ⓘ Poynting P NERFINISHED ⓘ Poynting Q NERFINISHED ⓘ Poynting R NERFINISHED ⓘ Poynting S NERFINISHED ⓘ Poynting T NERFINISHED ⓘ Poynting U NERFINISHED ⓘ Poynting V NERFINISHED ⓘ Poynting W NERFINISHED ⓘ Poynting X NERFINISHED ⓘ Poynting Y NERFINISHED ⓘ Poynting Z NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Moon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
far side of the Moon ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Henry Poynting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringCrater |
Fersman crater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
H. G. Wells crater NERFINISHED ⓘ Kapitza crater NERFINISHED ⓘ Paschen crater NERFINISHED ⓘ Zwicky crater NERFINISHED ⓘ van Rhijn crater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quadrant | lunar far-side northern hemisphere ⓘ |
| shape | roughly circular ⓘ |
| surfaceType | lunar highlands ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.