Carducci is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 108.19 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the

International Astronomical Union The International Astronomical Union (IAU; , UAI) is an international non-governmental organization (INGO) with the objective of advancing astronomy in all aspects, including promoting astronomical research, outreach, education, and developmen ...

(IAU) in 1976. Carducci is named for the Italian poet

Giosuè Carducci Giosuè Alessandro Giuseppe Carducci (27 July 1835 – 16 February 1907) was an Italian poet, writer, literary critic and teacher. He was noticeably influential, and was regarded as the official national poet of modern Italy. In 1906, he became ...

, who lived from 1835 to 1907. An unnamed crater of about diameter has obliterated the western portion of Carducci's central peak complex.ONE-TWO PUNCH
Release Date: April 10, 2012. NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington. File:Copley crater MESSENGER WAC IGF to RGB.jpg, Carducci crater region in exaggerated color File:Carducci crater Copley crater EW1067181077G.jpg, Oblique view of Carducci crater (below center) and Copley crater with bright

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