P. Briault
P. Briault was a French astronomer.
Between 1916 and 1918 he observed the surface features of Mercury and published his maps as one of the first available at the time.
A crater on Mars was named in his honor.
External links
- History of Mercury observations
- List of Mercury observation published in Observations des Surfaces Planetaires
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