{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-12T21:03:38Z", "providers": [ "Claude" ], "breadth": "written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify", "pass": 2, "wave": 3, "engine": "claude" }, "metaModel": { "id": "THING-Q3240715", "registryId": "vr.tr.crater", "name": "crater", "version": "0.2.0-wave.3", "entryKind": "thing", "family": "Thing Registry", "domain": [ "PHY.PLC" ], "status": "research-draft" }, "canonicalUrl": "https://ver.cy/models/thing/q3240715/", "model": { "registry_id": "vr.tr.crater", "name": "crater", "purpose": "Let an agent identify what kind of crater is meant, explain how each kind forms and is recognised, relay data on notable craters from geological and planetary sources, and separate craters from other depressions such as sinkholes and calderas by definition.", "definition": "A bowl-shaped depression in the ground formed by an impact, an explosion, a volcanic eruption, collapse or subsidence; craters range from metres to hundreds of kilometres across, occur on Earth, the Moon and other bodies, and are identified by their shape, rims, ejecta and origin, with impact craters providing a record of bombardment history.", "what_it_is_for": "Not for anything; a landform.", "affordances": [ "identify the kind of crater", "explain formation and recognition", "relay data on notable craters", "distinguish craters from other depressions" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "Bowl shape with rim", "Several origins", "Impact craters with ejecta and shock features", "Found on many planetary bodies" ], "appearance": "A roughly circular bowl or basin with a raised rim, sometimes with a central peak or terraced walls.", "visual_identification": [ "Circular depression with a rim", "Origin: impact, explosion, volcanic, collapse", "Sinkholes are dissolution features; calderas are large volcanic collapses" ], "physical_properties": [ { "quantity": "diameter", "typical_range": "metres to hundreds of km", "unit": "length", "note": "by origin" }, { "quantity": "largest confirmed impact crater on Earth", "typical_range": "about 160-300", "unit": "km", "note": "Vredefort; estimates vary" } ], "families_and_kinds": [ "impact craters", "volcanic craters and pit craters", "explosion craters including maars and test craters", "subsidence and collapse craters", "gas emission craters", "palimpsests and satellite craters on other bodies" ], "related_models": [ { "relation": "is a kind of", "target": "depression", "why": "a landform" }, { "relation": "includes", "target": "impact crater", "why": "a main kind" }, { "relation": "is confused with", "target": "caldera", "why": "a large volcanic collapse" }, { "relation": "is studied by", "target": "planetary geology", "why": "and geomorphology" } ], "identifiers": [ { "scheme": "Earth Impact Database entry", "value_or_pattern": "per crater", "note": "confirmed impact structures" }, { "scheme": "IAU planetary nomenclature", "value_or_pattern": "per feature", "note": "named craters on other bodies" } ], "standards_and_regulation": [ "IAU rules for naming planetary features", "Heritage protection of notable craters", "Criteria for confirming impact origin" ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Misattributing origin", "Confusing craters with sinkholes or calderas", "Hazards at active volcanic and gas emission craters" ], "in_scope": [], "out_of_scope": [], "characteristics": [] }, "sources": [], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "identify", "name": "Identify", "description": "What kind of crater.", "rationale": "Identity.", "layers": [ { "id": "origin", "name": "Origin", "description": "Origin.", "findings": [ { "id": "origin-finding", "name": "Origin", "description": "Origin.", "questions": [ { "text": "What kind of crater is it, and what evidence shows its origin?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "Is the feature a crater, a sinkhole, a caldera or another depression?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] }, { "id": "features", "name": "Features", "description": "Morphology.", "findings": [ { "id": "features-finding", "name": "Features", "description": "Features.", "questions": [ { "text": "What are the rim, floor, central peak and ejecta, and how do they vary with size?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "Which entry fits the specific crater?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "form", "name": "Form", "description": "Formation.", "rationale": "Process.", "layers": [ { "id": "impact", "name": "Impact", "description": "Impact cratering.", "findings": [ { "id": "impact-finding", "name": "Impact", "description": "Impact.", "questions": [ { "text": "How do impact craters form, and how are they confirmed?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which entry fits impact events?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] }, { "id": "other", "name": "Other", "description": "Volcanic, explosion and collapse.", "findings": [ { "id": "other-finding", "name": "Other", "description": "Other.", "questions": [ { "text": "How do volcanic, explosion and collapse craters form?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which references are standard?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "record", "name": "Record", "description": "Notable craters and data.", "rationale": "Data.", "layers": [ { "id": "earth", "name": "Earth", "description": "Craters on Earth.", "findings": [ { "id": "earth-finding", "name": "Earth", "description": "Earth.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which craters on Earth are notable, and what data describe them?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which entry fits a specific crater?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] }, { "id": "planetary", "name": "Planetary", "description": "Other bodies.", "findings": [ { "id": "planetary-finding", "name": "Planetary", "description": "Planetary.", "questions": [ { "text": "How are craters on the Moon and planets named and used to date surfaces?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which entry fits planetary nomenclature?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "context", "name": "Context", "description": "Hazards and study.", "rationale": "Context.", "layers": [ { "id": "hazards", "name": "Hazards", "description": "Hazards.", "findings": [ { "id": "hazards-finding", "name": "Hazards", "description": "Hazards.", "questions": [ { "text": "What hazards do active craters pose, and what do authorities advise?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Is the user near an active crater, which needs official guidance?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] }, { "id": "study", "name": "Study", "description": "Study.", "findings": [ { "id": "study-finding", "name": "Study", "description": "Study.", "questions": [ { "text": "How are craters studied, and how is the concept taught?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which entry fits geomorphology?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Should each origin type be a separate entry?", "How should crater databases be linked?", "The registry entry has merged aliases for specific crater types; should they be split off?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 4, "layers": 8, "findings": 8, "questions": 16 } }