Al-Hamadhani is a crater on
Mercury
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* Mercury (element), a metallic chemical element with the symbol Hg
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. It has a diameter of 186 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the
International Astronomical Union in 1979. Al-Hamadhani is named for the Iranian writer
Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani
Badi' al-Zamān al-Hamadāni or al-Hamadhāni ( ar, بديع الزمان الهمذاني التغلبي; 969–1007) was a medieval Arab man of letters born in Hamadan, Iran. He is best known for his work the ''Maqamat Badi' az-Zaman al-Ha ...
, who died in 1007 C.E.
Al-Hamadhani is one of 110
peak ring basins on Mercury.
[Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In ''Mercury: The View After ]MESSENGER
''MESSENGER'' was a NASA robotic space probe that orbited the planet Mercury between 2011 and 2015, studying Mercury's chemical composition, geology, and magnetic field. The name is a backronym for "Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geoche ...
'' edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.
Mariner 10 image 0000142.png, Mariner 10
''Mariner 10'' was an American Robotic spacecraft, robotic space probe launched by NASA on 3 November 1973, to fly by the planets Mercury (planet), Mercury and Venus. It was the first spacecraft to perform flybys of multiple planets.
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image with Al-Hamadhani and nearby Scarlatti at center
Al-Hamadhani crater EW0241878688G.3band.mapped.png, Approximate color image of most of the crater
Hollows
Hollows are present within Al-Hamadhani.
Al-Hamadhani crater hollows MESSENGER NAC mosaic.jpg, Hollows (irregular bright patches) in eastern Al-Hamadhani crater
Al-Hamadhani crater hollows EN0229105389M.jpg, A large patch of hollows on the western peak ring. Image is about 11.7 km wide.
Al-Hamadhani crater hollows EN1066825461M.jpg, Close-up of some of the small hollows in the image to the left. Image is about 2 km wide.
References
Impact craters on Mercury
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