Sergey Sergeyevich Smirnov (geologist)
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Sergei Sergeevich Smirnov (Смирнов, Сергей Сергеевич in Russian
) (September 16, 1895 (New Style) — August 20, 1947) was a Russian geologist
and mineralogist, academician
of the Soviet Academy of Sciences (1943).
The ridge Dorsa Smirnov
on the Moon was named after him.
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
) (September 16, 1895 (New Style) — August 20, 1947) was a Russian geologist
Geologist
A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that has shaped it. Geologists usually engage in studying geology. Geologists, studying more of an applied science than a theoretical one, must approach Geology using...
and mineralogist, academician
Academician
The title Academician denotes a Full Member of an art, literary, or scientific academy.In many countries, it is an honorary title. There also exists a lower-rank title, variously translated Corresponding Member or Associate Member, .-Eastern Europe and China:"Academician" may also be a functional...
of the Soviet Academy of Sciences (1943).
The ridge Dorsa Smirnov
Dorsa Smirnov
Dorsa Smirnov is a wrinkle ridge system at in Mare Serenitatis on the Moon. It is 156 km in diameter and was named after Sergei Sergeevich Smirnov in 1976....
on the Moon was named after him.