Nizāmī (crater)

Nizāmī
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	71°30′N 165°00′W / 71.5°N 165.0°WCoordinates: 71°30′N 165°00′W / 71.5°N 165.0°W
Quadrangle	Borealis
Diameter	76 km
Eponym	Nizami Ganjavi

Nizāmī is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 76 kilometers.^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Nizami is named for the Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi, who lived from 1141 to 1209.^[2]

References[]

^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
^ "Nizami". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

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[1] Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.

[2] "Nizami". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

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