Kirill Florensky

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Kirill Pavlovich Florensky (December 27, 1915April 9, 1982) was a Russian Soviet geologist and astronomer. He was head of Comparative Planetology at the Vernadsky Institute of the U. S. S. R. Academy of Sciences[1].

Florensky crater, on the Moon, is named after him.

[edit] References

  1. ^ SpringerLink - Resource Secured

[edit] External links

  • In Memorium from the Earth, Moon, and Planets journal.
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