Abu Nuwas (crater)

Mercury crater data


caption = Black and white illustration of an area on Mercury including Abu Nuwas, from Mariner 10 imagery.
latitude = 17.4
N_or_S = N
longitude = 20.4
E_or_W = W
diameter = 116 km
depth =
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. [cite web
title=USGS Astro: Planetary Nomenclature: Feature Data Search Results | work=USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature Feature Information
url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/FeatureNameDetail.jsp?feature=60190
accessdate=October 21
accessyear=2007] 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. ["NASA World Wind" 1.4. NASA Ames Research Center, 2007.]

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