Abu Nuwas (crater)
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Black and white illustration of an area on Mercury including Abu Nuwas, from Mariner 10 imagery.
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| Planet | Mercury |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Diameter | 116 km |
| Eponym | Abu Nuwas |
Abu Nuwas is an impact crater on the planet Mercury, 116 kilometers in diameter. It is located at 17.4°N, 20.4°W. It is named after the Arab poet Abu Nuwas, and its name was approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1976.[1] There appears to be a small mountain centered inside the Abu Nuwas floor, and the crater's wall opens toward the south to link to a much smaller, unnamed crater. To the north are the craters Ts'ai Wen-chi and Rodin. To the southwest is the crater Moliere, and the crater Aśvaghosa can be found toward the south.[2]
References
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- ↑ NASA World Wind 1.4. NASA Ames Research Center, 2007.
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