Sadī (crater)
![]() MESSENGER NAC image. North is to the left. | |
Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 79°14′S 51°16′W / 79.24°S 51.26°W |
Quadrangle | Bach |
Diameter | 66.54 km |
Eponym | Saadi Shirazi |
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Sadī is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976, after Persian poet Saadi Shirazi.[1]
The northern rim of Sadī is in permanent shadow.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Sadī". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ ILLUMINATION MAP OF MERCURY'S SOUTH POLE, NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington