Guido d'Arezzo (crater)

Guido d'Arezzo
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Oblique MESSENGER NAC image of Guido d'Arezzo
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationDiscovery quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates38°25′S 18°32′W / 38.41°S 18.53°W / -38.41; -18.53
Diameter58.0 km (36.0 mi)
EponymGuido of Arezzo
Part of Guido d'Arezzo crater at right. The small crater in upper left may have hollows on the rim.

Guido d'Arezzo is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 58 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Guido d'Arezzo is named for the Italian music theorist Guido of Arezzo, who lived from 990 to 1050.[2]

The scarp Vostok Rupes cuts across Guido d'Arezzo and the unnamed crater to the northwest. The crater Matabei is to the southeast of Guido d'Arezzo.

References

  1. ^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
  2. ^ "Guido d'Arezzo". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 17 July 2022.


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