Nadir Baba Ogly Ibragimov
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Nadir Baba Ogly Ibragimov (December 29, 1932 – January 1, 1977) was an Azerbaijan
i and a Soviet
astronomer
. A crater
on Mars
is named in his honor. Nadir Ibragimov was astrophysicist of the
Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
i and a Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
. A crater
Ibragimov (Martian crater)
Ibragimov — is a crater on Mars. It is named after the Azerbaijani and Soviet astrophysicist Nadir Baba Ogly Ibragimov....
on Mars
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war, Mars. It is often described as the "Red Planet", as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance...
is named in his honor. Nadir Ibragimov was astrophysicist of the
Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.