What is "agnesi"

Agnesi is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alberto Agnesi (born 1980), Mexican telenovela actor
• Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718–1799), Italian linguist, mathematician and philosopher; sister of Maria Teresa
• Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini (1720–1795), Italian composer; sister of Maria Gaetana

Agnesi is a crater on the planet Venus. It was named after Maria Gaetana Agnesi, an Italian mathematician; Venusian craters are named after notable women. The crater was named by the International Astronomical Union's Working Group on Planetary System Nomenclature in 1991. It is located at 39.4 degrees south and 37.7 degrees east. The crater is 42.4 kilometers in diameter.