Messier

Summary

Messier is an impact crater^[1]. Messier ranks in the top 4% of impact_crater entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Messier's image is recorded as Messier (AS11-42-6304).jpg^[3].
• Messier's instance of is recorded as impact crater^[4].
• Charles Messier is named after Messier^[5].
• Messier's location is recorded as LQ21^[6].
• Messier's Commons category is recorded as Messier (crater)^[7].
• Messier's located on astronomical body is recorded as Moon^[8].
• Messier's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -1.9, 'lon': 47.65}^[9].
• Messier's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03qq39^[10].
• Messier's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+13.8'}^[11].
• Messier's Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature ID is recorded as 3869^[12].
• Messier's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1900'}^[13].
• Messier's Glossary of Astronomical Terms ID is recorded as 2848^[14].

Body

Designation and Status

Messier's instance of is recorded as impact crater^[4].

History and Context

Charles Messier is named after Messier^[5].

Why It Matters

Messier ranks in the top 4% of impact_crater entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month).^[2] Messier has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15]