Brunelleschi (crater)

{{short description|Crater on Mercury}}

{{Infobox feature on celestial object

| name = Brunelleschi

| image = Brunelleschi crater MESSENGER WAC.jpg

| caption = MESSENGER WAC mosaic of Brunelleschi

| location = Kuiper quadrangle, Mercury

| type = Impact crater

| coordinates = {{coord|9.1|S|22.2|W|globe:mercury_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| diameter = 128.57 km

| eponym = Filippo Brunelleschi

}}

Brunelleschi is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of {{convert|128.57|km}}.{{cite book |title = The Data Book of Astronomy |last = Moore |first = Patrick |year = 2000 |publisher = Institute of Physics Publishing |isbn = 0-7503-0620-3}} Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Brunelleschi is named for the Italian architect Filippo Brunelleschi, who lived from 1377 to 1446.{{cite web |url = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/899 |title = Brunelleschi |publisher = NASA |work = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |access-date = 30 June 2012}}