Nikolai P. Barabashov
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Nikolay Pavlovich Barabashov (March 30, 1894 – April 29, 1971) was a Soviet
Russian
astronomer.
Barabashov graduated from Kharkov University
, Ukraine
, 1919; served as Director, Kharkov Observatory, 1930; Professor, Kharkov University, 1934; Rector, Kharkov University, 1943-1946. He became a member of the Ukrainian SSR Academy of Sciences in 1948.
He was a co-author of the ground breaking publication of the first pictures of the far side of the Moon
in 1961, called Atlas of the Other Side of the Moon. Barabashov crater on Mars was named in his honor in 1973. A minor planet
2883 Barabashov
discovered in 1978 by Soviet
astronomer Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh
is named after him.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
Russian
Russians
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astronomer.
Barabashov graduated from Kharkov University
Kharkiv University
The University of Kharkiv or officially the Vasyl Karazin Kharkiv National University is one of the major universities in Ukraine, and earlier in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
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, 1919; served as Director, Kharkov Observatory, 1930; Professor, Kharkov University, 1934; Rector, Kharkov University, 1943-1946. He became a member of the Ukrainian SSR Academy of Sciences in 1948.
He was a co-author of the ground breaking publication of the first pictures of the far side of the Moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
in 1961, called Atlas of the Other Side of the Moon. Barabashov crater on Mars was named in his honor in 1973. A minor planet
Minor planet
An asteroid group or minor-planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. Members are generally unrelated to each other, unlike in an asteroid family, which often results from the break-up of a single asteroid...
2883 Barabashov
2883 Barabashov
2883 Barabashov is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 13, 1978 by Chernykh, N. at Nauchnyj.- External links :*...
discovered in 1978 by Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
astronomer Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh
Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh
Nikolay Stepanovich Chernykh was a Soviet and Russian astronomer.Chernykh was born in the city of Usman' in Voronezh Oblast...
is named after him.