Messier
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Messier can refer to:

Surnames:
  • Charles Messier
    Charles Messier
    Charles Messier was a French astronomer most notable for publishing an astronomical catalogue consisting of deep sky objects such as nebulae and star clusters that came to be known as the 110 "Messier objects"...

    , French astronomer
  • Éric Messier
    Eric Messier
    Éric Messier is a Canadian former defenceman in the National Hockey League. He played in the NHL for the Colorado Avalanche and Florida Panthers.-Playing career:...

    , former NHL defenseman
  • Marc Messier
    Marc Messier
    Marc Messier is a Canadian actor and filmmaker.-Background:Messier's 30-year acting career included the participation in several well-known films and television series....

    , Canadian actor from Quebec
  • Mark Messier
    Mark Messier
    Mark Douglas Messier is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre of the National Hockey League and current special assistant to the president and general manager of the New York Rangers. He spent a quarter of a century in the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Vancouver...

    , NHL forward
  • Jean-Marie Messier
    Jean-Marie Messier
    Jean-Marie Messier is a French businessman who was Chairman and Chief Executive of the multinational media conglomerate Vivendi SA until 2002...

    , former CEO of Vivendi Universal


Other:
  • Messier object
    Messier object
    The Messier objects are a set of astronomical objects first listed by French astronomer Charles Messier in 1771. The original motivation of the catalogue was that Messier was a comet hunter, and was frustrated by objects which resembled but were not comets...

  • Messier (crater)
    Messier (crater)
    Messier is a relatively young lunar impact crater located on the Mare Fecunditatis. The crater has a discernible oblong shape that is not caused by foreshortening. The longer dimension is oriented in an east–west direction....

  • Messier-Dowty
    Messier-Dowty
    Messier-Dowty is a company involved in the design, development, manufacture and customer support of all types of aircraft landing gear. The company projects are divided into two business units: Airbus & European Programs and Boeing & North American Programs....

    and preceding companies in manufacture of aircraft undercarriage
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