The crater Messier on the [[Moon]]<ref>http://www.delphes.net/messier/xtra/m-crater.html</ref> and the [[asteroid]] 7359 Messier<ref>http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=7359;orb=1</ref> were named in his honor. | The crater Messier on the [[Moon]]<ref>http://www.delphes.net/messier/xtra/m-crater.html</ref> and the [[asteroid]] 7359 Messier<ref>http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=7359;orb=1</ref> were named in his honor. |