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Montanari is a lunar crater. It is located to the west-southwest of the prominent ray crater Tycho, and is attached to the southern rim of the walled plain Wilhelm. Along the northwestern side is the crater remnant Lagalla, and just to the south is the large walled plain Longomontanus.
The rim of Montanari has been so deeply eroded by impacts that it is now little more than an irregular border around the interior floor. These impacts have distorted the shape of the crater, and have nearly obliterated the southern rim. Ejecta from Longomontanus overlies part of the southern floor. The satellite crater Montanari D lies across the western rim, and covers part of the interior floor. The northern part of the floor is more regular and featureless than the south.
Montanari is an Italian surname meaning mountaneer. Its highest concentration occurs in the region of Emilia Romagna.
Some notable people with this surname include:
- Antonio Montanari, Italian violinist and composer
- Christian Montanari, Sammarinese racing car driver
- Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer
- Giuseppe Montanari, Italian painter
- Marcello Montanari, Italian professional football
- Massimo Montanari, professor or Medieval History at Bologna University and writer on the history and culture of food
- Richard Montanari, American crime writer
- Wolfango Montanari, Italian former sprinter
Montanari may refer to:
- Montanari (surname), an Italian surname
- Montanari (crater), a lunar crater
- 8421 Montanari, a main-belt asteroid