Struve (lunar crater)
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Struve is a large, worn lunar impact crater located near the Moon’s western limb, known for its eroded walls and overlapping neighboring craters.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunar impact crater
ⓘ
walled plain ⓘ |
| belongsTo | lunar western limb region ⓘ |
| category | Impact craters on the Moon ⓘ |
| colongitude | 82 ⓘ |
| condition | heavily worn ⓘ |
| diameter | ~170 km ⓘ |
| eponym | Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorAlbedo | low ⓘ |
| floorCoverage | partly covered by basaltic lava flows ⓘ |
| floorTexture | smooth ⓘ |
| formationProcess | impact event ⓘ |
| geologicContext | border region between highlands and Oceanus Procellarum ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
interior resurfaced by lava
ⓘ
irregular, broken rim ⓘ |
| hasSatelliteCraters |
Struve A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Struve B NERFINISHED ⓘ Struve C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSmallerCratersOnRim | yes ⓘ |
| IATACode | Struve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liesOn | western edge of Oceanus Procellarum ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Moon’s western limb ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Moon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lunar near side ⓘ |
| morphologicalState | eroded walls ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namingAuthority | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringFeature |
Eddington (lunar crater)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oceanus Procellarum NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell (lunar crater) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observability | subject to foreshortening from Earth ⓘ |
| overlappedBy |
Eddington (lunar crater)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russell (lunar crater) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlaps | Oceanus Procellarum margin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quadrant | northwestern near side ⓘ |
| rimElevationRelativeToFloor | low-relief ⓘ |
| rimIntegrity | heavily degraded ⓘ |
| surfaceType | mare-flooded walled plain ⓘ |
| visibilityFromEarth | better at favorable libration toward western limb ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Russell (lunar crater)