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Van der Waals

lunar crater
Landform lunar_crater Q6583509
Van der Waals
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Summary

Van der Waals is a lunar crater[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Van der Waals's instance of is recorded as lunar crater[3].
  • Johannes Diderik van der Waals is named after Van der Waals[4].
  • The location of Van der Waals was LQ28[5].
  • Van der Waals's Commons category is recorded as Van der Waals (crater)[6].
  • Van der Waals's located on astronomical body is recorded as Moon[7].
  • Van der Waals's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -43.56, 'lon': 119.98}[8].
  • Van der Waals's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+113'}[9].

Body

Designation and Status

Van der Waals's instance of is recorded as lunar crater[3].

History and Context

Johannes Diderik van der Waals is named after Van der Waals[4].

Why It Matters

Van der Waals has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Johannes Diderik van der Waals

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': -43.56, 'lon': 119.98}
    Instance of → lunar crater
    Aliases → —
    Named after → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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