What is "carducci"

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

• Bartolomeo Carducci (1560-1610), Florentine artist
• Vincenzo Carducci (1568-1638), Florentine artist and brother of Bartolomeo Carducci
• Giosuè Carducci (1835-1907), Italian poet
• Joe Carducci, American writer and record producer
• Michelangelo Carducci (16th century), Italian Renaissance painter
• Larry Carducci, San Francisco Landscape Architect

Carducci is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 117 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Carducci is named for the Italian poet Giosue Carducci, who lived from 1835 to 1907.