Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 1°12′N 21°30′W / 1.2°N 21.5°W |
Quadrangle | Kuiper |
Diameter | 83 km |
Eponym | Al-Jahiz |
Al-Jāhiz is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 83 kilometers. [1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Al-Jāhiz is named for the Arab writer Al-Jahiz, who died in Basra, Iraq, in 869 C.E. [2]
Lu Hsun crater is southwest of Al-Jāhiz.