Hafiz (crater)
Appearance
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Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 19°30′N 79°34′E / 19.5°N 79.56°E |
Quadrangle | Eminescu |
Diameter | 280 km (170 mi) |
Eponym | Hafez |
Hafiz is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 280 kilometres (170 miles). Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on June 23, 2014. Hafiz is named for the Persian poet Hafez.[1]
Within Hafiz is a crater that is a dark spot of low reflectance material (LRM). The dark spot is associated with hollows.[2]
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Approximate color image of part of Hafiz
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Part of the small, prominent crater within Hafiz crater that is a dark spot with hollows
References
[edit]- ^ "Hafiz". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ Zhiyong Xiao, Robert G. Strom, David T. Blewett, Paul K. Byrne, Sean C. Solomon, Scott L. Murchie, Ann L. Sprague, Deborah L. Domingue, Jörn Helbert, 2013. Dark spots on Mercury: A distinctive low-reflectance material and its relation to hollows. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. doi.org/10.1002/jgre.20115