Schiaparelli

Schiaparelli

English

Etymology

Italian Schiaparelli

Proper noun

Schiaparelli (countable and uncountable, plural Schiaparellis)

1. (countable) A surname from Italian.
2. (astronomy) Giovanni Schiaparelli, Italian astronomer, who discovered canali, mistranslated as "canals", on Mars.
3. A crater in Sinus Sabaeus, Mars, named for Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli
4. A crater in Seleucus, Oceanus Procellarum, Moon, named for Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli

Synonyms

• (impact crater): Schiaparelli Crater

Translations

surname

Italian: Schiaparelli

Further reading

• Schiaparelli (lunar crater) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Schiaparelli (Martian crater) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Italian

Proper noun

Schiaparelli m or f by sense

1. a surname

   Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli, Italian astronomer

Descendants

• English: Schiaparelli