Unlike many items in the game, the hint system never points out the location of any particular artifact. However, the Chozo Totems in the Artifact Temple can be scanned to give clues as to the location of the artifacts. More clues become available as more artifacts are found. In the New Play Control! and Metroid Prime Trilogy versions of Prime a Silver Credit is obtained for each Artifact acquired. This also happens in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes when a Dark Temple Key is obtained.