Valeri Barsukov Explained

Valeri Barsukov
Birth Date:1928 3, df=y
Birth Place:Moscow, Soviet Union
Nationality:Russian
Field:Geology

Valeri Leonidovich Barsukov (Russian: Валерий Леонидович Барсуков; March 14, 1928 – July 22, 1992) was a Soviet geologist.[1] He worked in comparative planetology and the geochemistry of space. He was director of the V. I. Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry from 1976 to 1992. In 1987 he received the V. I. Vernadsky Gold Medal for his work. A crater on Mars was named after him.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Soviet Robots in the Solar System: Mission Technologies and Discoveries. Huntress, Jr.. Wesley T.. Spring Science + Business Media. 2011. 9781441978981. New York. 19. Marov. Mikhail Ya..
  2. News: Soviets looking at manned moon mission by 2000. . Defense Daily. 2008-06-22. July 20, 1989.