Khansa | |
Location: | Discovery quadrangle, Mercury |
Type: | Impact crater |
Coordinates: | -58.95°N -51.94°W |
Eponym: | al-Khansa |
Khansa is a crater on Mercury.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Khansa is named after the Arab poet al-Khansa, who lived in the 6th century CE.[2]