Georges Fournier (21 November 1881 – 1 December 1954) was a French
astronomer.
[ G.C. Flammarion, J. Camus]
''Georges Fournier.''
L'Astronomie, Vol. 69 (1955), p. 201
He observed the planet
Mars with great detail. In 1909 he was credited with discovering clouds on the planet. During the campaign to observe
Mercury
Mercury commonly refers to:
* Mercury (planet), the nearest planet to the Sun
* Mercury (element), a metallic chemical element with the symbol Hg
* Mercury (mythology), a Roman god
Mercury or The Mercury may also refer to:
Companies
* Merc ...
between 1924 and 1929, he was the only experienced observer who doubted the deduced rotational period. It later (in 1965) turned out to be incorrect.
A
crater
Crater may refer to:
Landforms
*Impact crater, a depression caused by two celestial bodies impacting each other, such as a meteorite hitting a planet
*Explosion crater, a hole formed in the ground produced by an explosion near or below the surfac ...
on Mars was named in his honor.
References
External links
Description of clouds on Mars
G. Fournier
@ Astrophysics Data System
20th-century French astronomers
1881 births
1954 deaths
Recipients of the Lalande Prize
Planetary scientists
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