Menelaus

Summary

Menelaus is an impact crater^[1]. Menelaus ranks in the top 6% of impact_crater entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Menelaus's image is recorded as Menelaus crater 4090 h2.jpg^[3].
• Menelaus's instance of is recorded as impact crater^[4].
• Menelaus of Alexandria is named after Menelaus^[5].
• Menelaus's location is recorded as LQ12^[6].
• Menelaus's Commons category is recorded as Menelaus (crater)^[7].
• Menelaus's located on astronomical body is recorded as Moon^[8].
• Menelaus's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 16.26, 'lon': 15.93}^[9].
• Menelaus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03qx5f^[10].
• Menelaus's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+27.1'}^[11].
• Menelaus's Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature ID is recorded as 3840^[12].
• Menelaus's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3000'}^[13].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Menelaus of Alexandria is named after Menelaus^[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Menelaus include Rimae Menelaus^[14], a rille^[15].

Why It Matters

Menelaus ranks in the top 6% of impact_crater entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month).^[2] Menelaus has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16]

Entities named for Menelaus include Rimae Menelaus^[14], a rille^[15].