Asaph Hall
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Asaph Hall was a 19th-century American astronomer best known for discovering Mars's two moons, Phobos and Deimos, in 1877.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American astronomer
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human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
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Lalande Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1829-10-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1907-11-22 ⓘ |
| discovered |
Deimos
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Phobos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYearOfPhobosAndDeimos | 1877 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Central College, McGrawville, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | United States Naval Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Asaph Hall Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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planetary astronomy ⓘ |
| givenName | Asaph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAsteroidNamedAfter | (1642) Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCraterNamedAfter |
Hall (Martian crater)
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Hall (lunar crater) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Angeline Stickney Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | discovery of Mars's moons Phobos and Deimos ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| mother | Hannah Palmer Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Asaph Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableStudentOrAssistant | Seth Carlo Chandler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | observations of the Martian system ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| observedFrom | 26-inch refractor telescope at the United States Naval Observatory ⓘ |
| occupation | astronomer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Goshen, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Annapolis, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of astronomy at the United States Naval Observatory ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Angeline Stickney Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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