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Khansa is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 111 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Khansa is named after the Arab poet al-Khansa, who lived in the 6th century CE.[2]

References

  1. ^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
  2. ^ "Khansa". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 3 July 2012.


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