Pickering

Summary

Pickering is a lunar crater^[1]. Pickering ranks in the top 5% of lunar_crater entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pickering's instance of is recorded as lunar crater^[3].
• Edward Charles Pickering is named after Pickering^[4].
• William Henry Pickering is named after Pickering^[5].
• Pickering took place at LQ20^[6].
• Pickering's Commons category is recorded as Pickering (lunar crater)^[7].
• Pickering's located on astronomical body is recorded as Moon^[8].
• Pickering's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -2.88, 'lon': 6.99}^[9].
• Pickering's different from is recorded as Pickering^[10].
• Pickering's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+15.4'}^[11].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Things named after include Edward Charles Pickering^[4], an astronomer^[12], 1846–1919^[13], of United States^[14], awarded the Prix Jules Janssen^[15], specialised in astronomy^[16] and William Henry Pickering^[5], an astronomer^[17], 1858–1938^[18], of United States^[19], awarded the Prix Jules Janssen^[20], specialised in astronomy^[21].

Why It Matters

Pickering ranks in the top 5% of lunar_crater entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month).^[2] Pickering has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] Pickering is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]