Copernicus

Summary

Copernicus is an impact crater^[1]. Copernicus ranks in the top 2% of impact_crater entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Copernicus's image is recorded as Copernicus (LRO) 2.png^[3].
• Copernicus's instance of is recorded as impact crater^[4].
• Nicolaus Copernicus is named after Copernicus^[5].
• Copernicus's location is recorded as LQ11^[6].
• Copernicus's Commons category is recorded as Copernicus (lunar crater)^[7].
• Copernicus's located on astronomical body is recorded as Moon^[8].
• Copernicus's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 9.62, 'lon': -20.08}^[9].
• Copernicus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01z1rl^[10].
• Copernicus's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Copernicus-lunar-crater^[11].
• Copernicus's different from is recorded as Copernicus^[12].
• Copernicus's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+96.07'}^[13].
• Copernicus's Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature ID is recorded as 1296^[14].
• Copernicus's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Copernicus^[15].
• Copernicus's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3800'}^[16].
• Copernicus's 3D model is recorded as Copernicus Crater 3D.stl^[17].
• Copernicus's Interlingual Index ID is recorded as i85260^[18].
• Copernicus's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 114386696^[19].
• Copernicus's Slovak National Library is recorded as vtls012413009^[20].
• Copernicus's WordNet 3.1 Synset ID is recorded as 09279088-n^[21].
• Copernicus's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C114386696^[22].
• Copernicus's Yale LUX ID is recorded as group/75fefe6d-949a-41a8-9af2-f56331adc46e^[23].

Body

Designation and Status

Copernicus's instance of is recorded as impact crater^[4].

History and Context

Nicolaus Copernicus is named after Copernicus^[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Copernicus include Copernican period^[24], a period^[25].

Why It Matters

Copernicus ranks in the top 2% of impact_crater entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month).^[2] Copernicus has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] Copernicus is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]

Entities named for Copernicus include Copernican period^[24], a period^[25].