Pickering (lunar crater)
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Pickering (lunar crater) is a small, relatively young impact crater on the Moon named in honor of American astronomer William Henry Pickering.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pickering (lunar crater) canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
impact crater on the Moon
ⓘ
lunar impact crater ⓘ |
| belongsTo | lunar cratering record ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | International Astronomical Union nomenclature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | selenographic coordinates ⓘ |
| eponymNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasAlbedo | high-albedo ejecta ⓘ |
| hasCondition | relatively uneroded rim ⓘ |
| hasEjecta | bright ejecta blanket ⓘ |
| hasEponymRole | astronomer ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
sharp rim
ⓘ
well-defined rim ⓘ |
| hasGeologicAge | Copernican system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInterior | relatively featureless floor ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | circular crater ⓘ |
| hasRaySystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasRelativeAge | young ⓘ |
| hasSize | small ⓘ |
| isVisibleFrom | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | lunar near side ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mare Tranquillitatis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
crater Dionysius NERFINISHED ⓘ crater Taruntius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
American astronomer William Henry Pickering
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Henry Pickering NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observationMethod | telescopic observation ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Apollo missions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lunar orbiters ⓘ |
| surfaceType | lunar highlands region ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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