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 | |
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Born | (1932-12-29)29 December 1932 Lahij, Azerbaijan |
Died | 1 January 1977(1977-01-01) (aged 44) Azerbaijan |
Nationality | Azerbaijani |
Alma mater | Baku State University |
Known for | Martian canals, Craters discovered: Ibragimov (Martian crater) (August, 1982) |
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Fields | Astronomy |
Institutions | Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory |
Nadir Ibragimov was astrophysicist at Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.[3]
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