Ross

Summary

Ross is a lunar crater^[1]. Ross has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Ross's instance of is recorded as lunar crater^[3].
• James Clark Ross is named after Ross^[4].
• Frank Elmore Ross is named after Ross^[5].
• Ross took place at LQ12^[6].
• Ross's Commons category is recorded as Ross (lunar crater)^[7].
• Ross's located on astronomical body is recorded as Moon^[8].
• Ross's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 11.67, 'lon': 21.74}^[9].
• Ross's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+24.5'}^[10].
• Ross's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1840'}^[11].

Body

Designation and Status

Ross's instance of is recorded as lunar crater^[3].

History and Context

Things named after include James Clark Ross^[4], an explorer^[12], 1800–1862^[13], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[14], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour^[15], specialised in botany^[16] and Frank Elmore Ross^[5], a physicist^[17], 1874–1960^[18], of United States^[19], awarded the John Price Wetherill Medal^[20], specialised in astronomy^[21].

Why It Matters

Ross has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Ross is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]