Nadir Baba oglu Ibrahimov (Azerbaijani: Nadir Baba oğlu İbrahimov; 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 Ibrahimov Azerbaijani: Nadir İbrahimov | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 December 1932 |
| Died | 1 January 1977 (aged 44) |
| Nationality | Azerbaijani |
| Alma mater | Baku State University |
| Known for | Map of Mars (1971), Martian canals, Craters discovered: Ibragimov (Martian crater) (August, 1982) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory |
Nadir Ibragimov was astrophysicist at Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.[3]
References
edit- ^ "USGS Astro: Search Planetary Nomenclature". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- ^ "Səyyarəyə dönən oğlan". www.anl.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "ACADEMIC BIOGRAPHY OF N.B. IBRAHIMOV" (PDF). Azerbaijani Astronomical Journal.
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