Plinius

Summary

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

Key Facts

• Plinius's image is recorded as Plinius crater 4085 h2.jpg^[3].
• Plinius's instance of is recorded as impact crater^[4].
• Pliny the Elder is named after Plinius^[5].
• Plinius's location is recorded as LQ12^[6].
• Plinius's Commons category is recorded as Plinius (crater)^[7].
• Plinius's located on astronomical body is recorded as Moon^[8].
• Plinius's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 15.36, 'lon': 23.61}^[9].
• Plinius's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03qwbz^[10].
• Plinius's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+41.3'}^[11].
• Plinius's Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature ID is recorded as 4762^[12].
• Plinius's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3070'}^[13].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Pliny the Elder is named after Plinius^[5].

Cultural Significance

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

Why It Matters

Plinius ranks in the top 6% of impact_crater entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).^[2] Plinius has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16]

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