Triple
T869021
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mercury |
E18768
|
entity |
| Predicate | firstOrbiter |
P8102
|
FINISHED |
| Object | MESSENGER |
E100921
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: MESSENGER | Statement: [Mercury, firstOrbiter, MESSENGER]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MESSENGER Context triple: [Mercury, firstOrbiter, MESSENGER]
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A.
MESSENGER
chosen
MESSENGER was a NASA robotic spacecraft mission that orbited and studied the planet Mercury, providing the first comprehensive maps and detailed data about its surface, composition, and magnetic field.
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B.
Mariner 10
Mariner 10 was a NASA space probe launched in 1973 that became the first spacecraft to visit Mercury and the first to use a gravity-assist maneuver to reach another planet.
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C.
BepiColombo mission
The BepiColombo mission is a joint ESA–JAXA spacecraft mission designed to study the planet Mercury’s composition, magnetic field, and environment through dual orbiters.
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D.
Akatsuki Venus climate orbiter
The Akatsuki Venus climate orbiter is a Japanese space probe designed to study Venus’s atmosphere, weather patterns, and climate dynamics from orbit.
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E.
New Horizons
New Horizons is a NASA space probe best known for its historic flyby of Pluto and exploration of the outer regions of the solar system.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: firstOrbiter Context triple: [Mercury, firstOrbiter, MESSENGER]
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A.
isFirstSpacecraftTo
chosen
Indicates that a spacecraft is the earliest or initial one to reach, visit, or achieve a specified destination or milestone.
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B.
orbitFirstReached
Indicates the point in time or event when an object first successfully enters into a specified orbit.
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C.
firstCommercialSpacecraftToReturnFromOrbit
Indicates that the subject is the first commercial spacecraft ever to successfully return to Earth from orbit.
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D.
firstCrewedMission
Indicates that the mission is the first instance in which humans were onboard or directly participated as crew.
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E.
firstHumanToOrbitEarth
Indicates that the subject is the first human who successfully completed an orbital flight around Earth.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a4938ce8688190a24bdfef82ba7d21 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4ac7f98908190883f71049092c7c8 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:15 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a7c01af9608190b3b735c590024f03 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 5:16 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a4aa87504481909618a6815948da6f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:07 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:39 p.m.