Firdousi (crater)

Firdousi is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 98 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2010. Firdousi is named for the Iranian poet Hakim Ferdowsi, who lived from 940 to 1020.^[1]

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Ferdowsi
books	Shahnameh Abu-Mansuri Shahnameh Baysonghor Shahnameh Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp Davari Shahnameh Shahnameh of Rashida Great Mongol Shahnameh Florence Shahnameh Windsor Shahnameh تصحیح شاهنامه Translation of Shahnameh Preface of Shahnameh مآخذ شاهنامه Name-ye Bastan سرچشمه‌های فردوسی‌شناسی
Mythology	Bijan and Manijeh Zal and Rudabeh Rostam and Sohrab Rostam's Seven Labours Davazdah Rokh War of Mazandaran War of Hamavaran Great war of Kay Khosrow Persian mythology
places	Tomb of Ferdowsi Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Ferdosi Square, Tehran Ferdowsi Metro Station Ferdowsi Street Ferdowsi Street, Tabriz دبیرستان فردوسی فروشگاه فردوسی نیروگاه فردوسی Ferdowsi Library, Tajikistan
Lands	Pazh Tus تابران Zabulistan Ghazni Turan List of places in Shahnameh
Organizations	بنیاد فردوسی بنیاد شاهنامه فردوسی Firdeusi Institute
Memorial	Statues of Ferdowsi Ferdowsi Millenary Celebration Ferdowsi millenary celebration in Berlin Tus Festival Firdousi (crater) National Day of Ferdowsi
Ferdowsi Recognition	فردوسی از نگاه دیگران فردوسی: زندگی، اندیشه و شعر او فردوسی و سلطان محمود غزنوی شاهنامه‌پژوهی Loanwords in Shahnameh
People	Abu-Mansur Daqiqi Asadi Tusi ماخ پیر خراسانی arsalan jazeb Keikhosrow Shahrokh حسین لرزاده Abolhassan Sadighi Hooshang Seyhoun Mohammad-Amin Riahi Mohammad-Ali Eslami Nodooshan منصور رستگار جلال خالقی مطلق Mir Jalaleddin Kazzazi Bondari Esfahani فاطمه حبیبی‌زاد Julius von Mohl Rostam Aliev محمد نوری عثمانوف
Lists	Women in Shahnameh Turanians in Shahnameh Iranians in Shahnameh
Movies & Music	Ferdowsi (film) Stories of Shahnameh (animation) The legend of serpent-backed Rostam and Sohrab (animation) Rostam and Sohrab (opera) Rustam and Zohrab رستم و سهراب-قسمت اول (آلبوم) رستم و سهراب-قسمت دوم (آلبوم) درفش کاویانی، کاوه آهنگر (آلبوم)
Related topics	Derafsh Kaviani Naqqali نقاشی قهوه‌خانه‌ای Yousef and Zoleykha Laki Shahnameh Kurdish Shahnameh Nowbakht Shahnameh Bizhan Nama Borzu Nama Persians and I Rustom O Sohrab بحر متقارب March 8 1010
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