Jean Focas
Encyclopedia
Jean-Henri Focas was a Greco
-French
astronomer. In Greek he was known as Ioannis Focas. He worked at the Pic du Midi
Observatory, investigating the surface features of Mars
using visual and photographic techniques. The lunar crater Focas
and a crater on Mars were named after him.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
-French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
astronomer. In Greek he was known as Ioannis Focas. He worked at the Pic du Midi
Pic du Midi de Bigorre
The Pic du Midi de Bigorre or simply Pic du Midi is a mountain in the French Pyrenees famous for its astronomical observatory, the Observatoire du Pic du Midi de Bigorre , part of the Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées .-Pic du Midi Observatory:Construction of the observatory began in 1878 under the...
Observatory, investigating the surface features of Mars
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war, Mars. It is often described as the "Red Planet", as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance...
using visual and photographic techniques. The lunar crater Focas
Focas (lunar crater)
Focas is a small lunar impact crater that lies on the far side of the Moon, just past the southwestern limb. In this location the crater is occasionally brought into view due to libration, but not much detail can be seen because the crater is viewed from the side.The crater is situated in the wide...
and a crater on Mars were named after him.