Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Nizāmī on Mercury

Nizāmī

Feature Name Nizāmī
Clean Name Nizami
Feature ID 4315
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 72.10 °
Southernmost Latitude 70.80 °
Easternmost Longitude 163.40 °
Westernmost Longitude 166.60 °
Diameter 76.00 km
Center Latitude 71.50 °
Center Longitude 165.00 °
Northernmost Latitude 71.28 °
Southernmost Latitude 69.48 °
Easternmost Longitude 164.43 °
Westernmost Longitude 169.81 °
Diameter 76.88 km
Center Latitude 70.38 °
Center Longitude 167.12 °
Northernmost Latitude 71.37 °
Southernmost Latitude 69.55 °
Easternmost Longitude 164.03 °
Westernmost Longitude 169.39 °
Diameter 77.00 km
Center Latitude 70.46 °
Center Longitude 166.71 °
Continent Asia
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Persian
Quad H-01 [pdf]
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Origin Elyas Yusof Ganjavi; Persian epic poet (c. 1141-1209).
Last Updated Oct 12, 2016 12:06 PM

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