Liszt is a crater on

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. It has a diameter of 85 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the

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(IAU) in 1985. Liszt is named for the Hungarian composer

Franz Liszt Franz Liszt, in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simpl ...

, who lived from 1811 to 1886. Liszt lies on the west side of the Tolstoj basin. File:Tolstoj basin Mariner 10 image 0167020.png, Mariner 10 image with Tolstoj and Liszt at bottom File:Liszt crater rim EN1067867282M.jpg, Northwest rim of Liszt crater. The image is about 14.3 km wide.

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