Raimond

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Raimond

Lat: 14.6°N, Long: 159.3°W, Diam: 70 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside)

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left: Clementine . right: LROC . Chains and bright ray material from Jackson (located at upper left, out of the frame)

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Raimond

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Jean Jacques Raimond, Jr. (April 13, 1903 – December 3, 1961) was a Dutch astronomer. He became the director of the Zeiss Planetarium in 1934, where he had a strong influence on the popularization of astronomy. In 1944 he became the president of the Netherlands Association for Meteorology and Astronomy after serving as a board member. From 1938 until his death in 1961, he published annual issues of the popular series 'Sterrengids', an astronomical almanac.

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