Dean Benjamin McLaughlin
Dean Benjamin McLaughlin (born October 25, 1901 in Brooklyn , New York , † December 8, 1965 in Ann Arbor , Michigan ) was an American astronomer .
McLaughlin was a professor of astronomy at the University of Michigan . In 1954 he put forward the theory that there are volcanoes on Mars whose eruptions are responsible for the crater landscapes. A Martian crater and a lunar crater were named after him, as was the asteroid (2024) McLaughlin .
McLaughlin is one of the namesake of the Rossiter-McLaughlin Effect and the father of science fiction writer Dean Benjamin McLaughlin, Jr.
Web links
- Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names ; Springer Verlag, 2003, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 , p. 164, here online at books.google
- Publications by DB McLaughlin in the Astrophysics Data System
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| SURNAME | McLaughlin, Dean Benjamin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 8, 1965 |
| Place of death | Ann Arbor , Michigan |