Carducci (crater)
 MESSENGER image of Carducci | |
| Feature type | Impact crater |
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| Location | Discovery quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 36°36′S 89°54′W / 36.6°S 89.9°W |
| Diameter | 108.19 km (67.23 mi) |
| Eponym | Giosue Carducci |
Carducci is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 108.19 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Carducci is named for the Italian poet Giosue Carducci, who lived from 1835 to 1907.[2]
An unnamed crater of about 20 km (12 mi) diameter has obliterated the western portion of Carducci's central peak complex.[3]
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Carducci crater region in exaggerated color
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References
[edit]- ^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
- ^ "Carducci". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ ONE-TWO PUNCH, Release Date: April 10, 2012. NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington.
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