Matisse (crater)

Matisse

MESSENGER photo of Matisse
Planet Mercury
Coordinates 23°30′S 90°00′W / 23.5°S 90°W / -23.5; -90Coordinates: 23°30′S 90°00′W / 23.5°S 90°W / -23.5; -90
Diameter 210 km
Eponym Henri Matisse

Matisse is an impact crater on the Southern hemisphere of Mercury.[1] Matisse takes its name from the French artist Henri Matisse.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/gallery/sciencePhotos/image.php?gallery_id=2&image_id=134
  2. ↑ http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/gallery/sciencePhotos/image.php?gallery_id=2&image_id=134
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