Al-Jāhiz_(crater)

Al-Jāhiz (crater)

Al-Jāhiz (crater)

Crater on Mercury

Al-Jāhiz is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 83 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Al-Jāhiz is named for the Arab writer Al-Jahiz, who died in Basra, Iraq, in 869 C.E.[2]

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Lu Hsun crater is southwest of Al-Jāhiz.

References

  1. [1]
    Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
  2. [2]
    "Al-Jāhiz". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 27 June 2012.


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