Matabei Crater

Solar System Scratchpad [Boiler Plate] Mercury

A crater on Mercury with rare dark rays. It was visible in Messenger's first photos sent from orbit.

Matabei Crater Web PagesEdit

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matabei_%28crater%29

Matabei Crater In the NewsEdit

First Image From Orbit (Mar 2011)Edit

See Debussy Crater, Hokusai Crater

• http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/29/first-image-of-mercury-from-orbit-released/
• http://www.space.com/11263-nasa-mercury-photos-results-messenger.html
• http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1103/30messenger/
• http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/31/science/space/31mercury.html?_r=2&ref=science
• http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/03/mercury-orbit-gallery/ - has map of first photo
• http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/71999/title/First_portraits_of_Mercury_from_orbit
• http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/30/more-images-released-of-mercury-taken-by-orbiter/
• http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/pictures/110330-messenger-mercury-from-orbit-nasa-space-first-pictures-science/ - gallery of several early photos
• http://articles.latimes.com/2011/mar/30/science/la-sci-messenger-20110331
• http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/03/30/6376843-probe-sends-marvels-from-mercury?chromedomain=cosmiclog
• http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/118958679.html
• http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/home/spacenews/files/814a7574f45768d0630bba7ff8adcdc3-205.html
• http://blog.al.com/space-news/2011/03/astronomers_use_words_like_awe.html
• http://gazette.jhu.edu/2011/04/04/messenger-sends-back-first-image-of-mercury-from-orbit/
• http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1814/1