Nadir Ibrahimov

Nadir Ibrahimov
Born (1932-12-29)29 December 1932
Lahic, Azerbaijan
Died 1 January 1977(1977-01-01) (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" (PDF). Azerbaijani Astronomical Journal. Retrieved 2008.
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