page_title: Firdousi (crater)
hierarchical_section_title: Firdousi (crater)
caption_attribution_description: English: Firdousi crater, on Mercury. MESSENGER Wide Angle Camera mosaic. Image is approximately 217 km wide.
context_page_description: Firdousi is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 98 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2010. Firdousi is named for the Iranian poet Hakim Ferdowsi, who lived from 940 to 1020.
context_section_description: Firdousi is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 98 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2010. Firdousi is named for the Iranian poet Hakim Ferdowsi, who lived from 940 to 1020.
caption: MESSENGER WAC mosaic
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