Amru Al-Qays (crater)

Amru Al-Qays is a crater on Mercury.

The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974.

Its name was adopted by the IAU in 1976, after the pre-Islamic Arab poet Imru' al-Qais in honor of his impact on astronomy and the world.

[1] Amru Al-Qays is west of Nureyev crater, and both are located southeast of the Caloris basin in northern Tir Planitia.

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