page_title: Al-Hamadhani (crater)
hierarchical_section_title: Al-Hamadhani (crater)
caption_attribution_description: English: Image Number	0000142 GMT	1974:088:22:07:44 Start Time	1974-03-29T22:07:44.263Z Latitude	29.61° to 47.32° Longitude	71.7° to 112.36° Resolution (meters per pixel)	452 Incidence Angle	40.77° Emission Angle	73.08° Phase Angle	79.87°
context_page_description: Al-Hamadhani is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 186 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979. Al-Hamadhani is named for the Iranian writer Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani, who died in 1007 C.E.
  Al-Hamadhani is one of many Peak-ring basins on Mercury.
context_section_description: Al-Hamadhani is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 186 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979. Al-Hamadhani is named for the Iranian writer Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani, who died in 1007 C.E.
  Al-Hamadhani is one of many Peak-ring basins on Mercury.
caption: Mariner 10 image with Al-Hamadhani and nearby Scarlatti at center
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