Fernand Baldet
Deceased Person
1885 – 1964
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Who was Fernand Baldet?
Fernand Baldet was a French astronomer.
He worked with Count Aymar de la Baume Pluvinel observing Mars from the newly built observatory on Pic du Midi in 1909. The resulting photographs, taken with the 0.5 metre reflecting baillaud telescope, were so sharp, that they were able to disprove Percival Lowell's claim of geometrical canals on the planet's surface.
The crater Baldet on the Moon and the crater Baldet on Mars were named in his honour.
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