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Matabei (crater)

Summary

Matabei is an impact crater on Mercury. It has a set of dark rays. Dark rays are rare on Mercury, but other occurrences have been identified, such as at Mozart crater. Mozart crater is interpreted to have excavated dark material from depth during the impact event, creating dark streamers. The dark rays from Matabei may have a similar origin.[1]

Matabei
MESSENGER NAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates39°42′S 13°54′W / 39.7°S 13.9°W / -39.7; -13.9
QuadrangleDiscovery
Diameter24 km (15 mi)
EponymIwasa Matabei

Matabei was named by the IAU in 2009 after Japanese painter Iwasa Matabei.[2]

To the northeast of Matabei is the crater Pigalle. To the south is Rilke, and to the northwest is Guido d'Arezzo.

  • Exaggerated color view with Matabei at center
    Exaggerated color view with Matabei at center
  • Oblique image acquired by MESSENGER on its second flyby in October 2008
    Oblique image acquired by MESSENGER on its second flyby in October 2008

References edit

  1. ^ "MESSENGER: MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  2. ^ "Matabei". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 17 July 2022.