Vasco da Gama

Summary

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

Key Facts

• Vasco da Gama's image is recorded as Normal Vasco-da-Gama LO-IV-182H LTVT.jpg^[3].
• Vasco da Gama's instance of is recorded as impact crater^[4].
• Vasco da Gama is named after Vasco da Gama^[5].
• Vasco da Gama's location is recorded as LQ10^[6].
• Vasco da Gama's Commons category is recorded as Vasco da Gama (crater)^[7].
• Vasco da Gama's located on astronomical body is recorded as Moon^[8].
• Vasco da Gama's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 13.78, 'lon': -83.94}^[9].
• Vasco da Gama's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0542j9^[10].
• Vasco da Gama's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+93.5'}^[11].
• Vasco da Gama's Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature ID is recorded as 6327^[12].

Body

Designation and Status

Vasco da Gama's instance of is recorded as impact crater^[4].

History and Context

Vasco da Gama is named after it^[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Vasco da Gama include Rimae Vasco da Gama^[13], a rille^[14].

Why It Matters

Vasco da Gama ranks in the top 6% of impact_crater entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15]

Entities named for it include Rimae Vasco da Gama^[13], a rille^[14].