Matisse (crater)

Matisse is an impact crater on the southern hemisphere of Mercury.[1] Matisse takes its name from the French artist Henri Matisse, and it was named by the IAU in 1976.[2]

Matisse

MESSENGER photo of Matisse (right), from its first flyby in January 2008
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	23.80°S 90.19°W / -23.80; -90.19
Quadrangle	Michelangelo
Diameter	189 km (117 mi)
Eponym	Henri Matisse

Two faculae (high-albedo areas) within and near Matisse were named by the IAU in May 2023. One is called Ngu Facula, located within an unnamed crater in northern Matisse.[3] The other is called Ahas Facula, located in an unnamed crater northeast of Matisse.[4]

Within Matisse is a dark spot of low reflectance material (LRM). The dark spot is associated with hollows.[5] The dark spot is located on the southwest rim of the unnamed crater containing Ngu Facula.

The smaller crater Lessing is to the south of Matisse.

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  Northern Matisse crater, with Ngu Facula and Ahas Facula.
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  Detail of dark spot in Matisse crater. Hollows are present in the dark spot and in Ngu Facula in the unnamed crater in upper right.