Nadir Ibrahimov

Nadir Ibrahimov
Born 29 December 1932
Lahic, Azerbaijan
Died 1 January 1977 (aged 44)
Azerbaijan
Residence Azerbaijan
Nationality USSR
Fields Astronomy
Institutions Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory
Alma mater Baku State University
Known for Martian canals, Craters discovered: Ibragimov (Martian crater) (August, 1982)

Nadir Baba ogly Ibrahimov (December 29, 1932 – January 1, 1977) was an Azerbaijani and a Soviet astronomer. A crater on Mars is named in his honor.[1][2]

Nadir Ibragimov was astrophysicist at Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "USGS Astro: Search Planetary Nomenclature". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
  2. ↑ "Səyyarəyə dönən oğlan". www.anl.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "ACADEMIC BIOGRAPHY OF N.B. IBRAHIMOV". Azerbaijani Astronomical Journal. Retrieved 2008.