Afrikan Nikolaevich Krishtofovich

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Afrikan Nikolaevich Krishtofovich (Африкан Николаевич Криштофович) (1885 – 1953) was a Soviet paleobotanist.[1] His name be abbreviated as "Krysht." when attributing him as the author of botanical names.[1]

He was a fossil hunter specializing in Mesozoic flora. In 1932 he published his book Geological review of the countries of the Far East.

A crater on Mars was named in his honor. Located at

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48°30′S 262°48′W / 48.5°S 262.8°W / -48.5; -262.8 (Krishtofovich), with a diameter of 112.0 Kilometers.[2] The craters name was approved in 1982 by what is now known as VSEGEI.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "IPNI Author Details". ipni.org.
  2. ^ "OPEN-FILE REPORT 02-282" (PDF). U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 2002. Retrieved June 18, 2017.


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