Guido d'Arezzo (crater)

{{short description|Crater on Mercury}}

{{Infobox feature on celestial object

| name = Guido d'Arezzo

| image = Guido d'Arezzo crater EN0242885549M.jpg

| caption = Oblique MESSENGER NAC image of Guido d'Arezzo

| location = Discovery quadrangle, Mercury

| type = Impact crater

| coordinates = {{coord|38.41|S|18.53|W|globe:mercury_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| diameter = {{cvt|58.0|km}}

| eponym = Guido of Arezzo

}}

File:Guido d'Arezzo crater EN1035298482M.jpg on the rim.]]

Guido d'Arezzo is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 58 kilometers.{{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. Guido d'Arezzo is named for the Italian music theorist Guido of Arezzo, who lived from 990 to 1050.{{cite web |url = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2270 |title = Guido d'Arezzo |publisher = NASA |work = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |access-date = 17 July 2022}}

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.

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Category:Impact craters on Mercury

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