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Bianchini is a lunar crater that lies besides the northern Jura Mountains that ring the Sinus Iridum, in the northwestern part of the Moon. The impact of this crater near the edge of the Jura Mountains pushed some material into the Sinus Iridum floor.
The rim of this crater is not significantly worn, although there is a small crater along the inner side of the eastern rim. Within the inner wall is a somewhat irregular floor and a small cluster of ridges at the midpoint. Portions of the inner wall have slumped toward the floor along the northern edges.
Bianchini is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Angela Bianchini (born 1921), Italian fiction writer and literary critic
- Brian Bianchini (1978–2004), American male model
- Francesco Bianchini (1662–1729), Italian philosopher and scientist
- Joseph Bianchini (1704-?), Francesco's nephew, Italian topographer and writer
- Federico Bianchi (painter), Italian Baroque painter
- Federico Bianchi (soccer) (born 1983), American former professional soccer player
- Gina Bianchini, founder of the Ning social networking platform
- Giovanni Bianchini (1410–c. 1449), Italian astronomer
- Giuseppe Bianchini (1704—1764), Italian Oratorian, biblical, historical, and liturgical scholar
- Leslie Bianchini (born 1947), Playboy magazine Playmate of the Month
- Orlando Bianchini (born 1955), Italian hammer thrower
- Vincenzo Bianchini (1903—2000) Italian artist
Bianchini Crater is a crater in the Thaumasia quadrangle of Mars, located at 64.2°S latitude and 95.4°W longitude. It is 76.0 km in diameter and was named after Francesco Bianchini, and the name was approved in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). The picture below shows dust devil tracks and dunes on the crater's floor.