Amru Al-Qays (crater)

Amru Al-Qays
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Oblique MESSENGER NAC image
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationTolstoj quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates12°26′N 176°07′W / 12.43°N 176.11°W / 12.43; -176.11
Diameter47 km
DiscovererMariner 10
EponymImru' al-Qais

Amru Al-Qays is a crater on Mercury. The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974. Its name was adopted by the IAU in 1976, after the pre-Islamic Arab poet Imru' al-Qais in honor of his impact on astronomy and the world.[1]

Amru Al-Qays is west of Nureyev crater, and both are located southeast of the Caloris basin in northern Tir Planitia.

  1. ^ "Amru Al-Qays". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 3 May 2020.