Astronomy and SpacePlanets and Moons |
What are the craters on the moon that are named for the famous Curie family? |
Curie—named for Pierre Curie (1859–1906), French chemist and Nobel prize winner.
Sklodowska—the family name of Marie Curie (1867–1934), French physical chemist and Nobel prize winner.
Joliot—named for physicist Frederic Joliot-Curie (1900–1958), Pierre and Marie’s son-in-law and Nobel prize winner.