Kuiper

Summary

Kuiper is an impact crater^[1]. Kuiper ranks in the top 6% of impact_crater entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kuiper's image is recorded as Kuiper crater CN0131774036M.png^[3].
• Kuiper's instance of is recorded as impact crater^[4].
• Gerard Kuiper is named after Kuiper^[5].
• Kuiper's location is recorded as Kuiper quadrangle^[6].
• Kuiper's Commons category is recorded as Kuiper (Mercurian crater)^[7].
• Kuiper's located on astronomical body is recorded as Mercury^[8].
• Kuiper's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -11, 'lon': 31.5}^[9].
• Kuiper's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03d6x5l^[10].
• Kuiper's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+62'}^[11].
• Kuiper's Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature ID is recorded as 3140^[12].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Gerard Kuiper is named after Kuiper^[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kuiper include Kuiper quadrangle^[13], a quadrangle on Mercury^[14].

Why It Matters

Kuiper ranks in the top 6% of impact_crater entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).^[2] Kuiper has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15]

Entities named for Kuiper include Kuiper quadrangle^[13], a quadrangle on Mercury^[14].