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Shoemaker crater

impact structure in Western Australia
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Shoemaker crater
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Shoemaker crater

Summary

Shoemaker crater is an impact crater[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of impact_crater entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shoemaker crater is located in Western Australia[3].
  • Shoemaker crater is in the country of Australia[4].
  • Shoemaker crater's instance of is recorded as impact crater[5].
  • Eugene Merle Shoemaker is named after Shoemaker crater[6].
  • Shoemaker crater's Commons category is recorded as Shoemaker crater, Australia[7].
  • Shoemaker crater's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -25.866666666667, 'longitude': 120.88333333333}[8].

Body

Geography

Shoemaker crater is in the country of Australia[4]. It is located in Western Australia[3].

Designation and Status

Shoemaker crater's instance of is recorded as impact crater[5].

History and Context

Eugene Merle Shoemaker is named after Shoemaker crater[6].

Why It Matters

Shoemaker crater ranks in the top 6% of impact_crater entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Australia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Shoemaker crater. Retrieved October 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/shoemaker-crater
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_shoemaker-crater_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Shoemaker crater}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/shoemaker-crater}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-07}}
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  1. 4w ago · A.sav · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Instance of → impact crater
    Country → Australia
    Instance of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P138]]: [[Q216874]]"
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