Natural world · Evidence-led place record

Saussure

Location recorded in Wikidata

crater in the southern hemisphere of the Moon's near side named after Horace B. de Saussure

Saussure in Location recorded in Wikidata
Photo: James Stuby based on NASA image · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
CategoryIMPACT CRATER
LocationLocation recorded in Wikidata
DatasetExpanded physical oddities
Oddness signal82/99
Data completeness80%

The oddity, explained

Why is Saussure unusual?

Saussure appears here because the approved source classifies it as natural world. The source describes it as crater in the southern hemisphere of the Moon's near side named after Horace B. de Saussure. Heritage Atlas treats that specific classification-and-description combination as the oddity; the score is a comparative discovery signal, not proof of mystery or the supernatural.

Evidence and further exploration

The coordinate, category and description remain tied to the cited source. Comparative oddness helps discovery; it does not add facts that the source does not provide.

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