Nizāmī
MESSENGER WAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates70°28′N 166°43′W / 70.46°N 166.71°W / 70.46; -166.71
QuadrangleBorealis
Diameter77.0 km (47.8 mi)
EponymNizami Ganjavi
Nizāmī crater interior

Nizāmī is a crater on Mercury.[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

  1. ↑ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
  2. ↑ "Nizāmī". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 3 August 2022.


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