Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion facts for kids

Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion (born Renaudot) was a French astronomer. She was born on May 31, 1877, and passed away on October 28, 1962. Gabrielle worked at the Camille Flammarion Observatory in Juvisy-sur-Orge, France. She also held an important role as the General Secretary of the Société Astronomique de France, which is a big astronomy society in France.

Gabrielle studied many interesting things in space. She wrote about the changing surface of Mars, like how its features looked different over time. She also observed the Great Red Spot on Jupiter, which is a giant storm. Her work included looking at other planets, smaller space rocks called minor planets, and variable stars (stars that change in brightness). She wrote many articles about her discoveries and other astronomy events.

Her Family Life

Gabrielle was born as Gabrielle Renaudot. Her father, Jules Renaudot, was a sculptor, and her mother, Maria-Veronica Concetta Latini, was from Italy. She also had a brother named Paul Renaudot, who was an artist.

Later, Gabrielle married Camille Flammarion. He was also a very famous astronomer. Gabrielle was his second wife. Camille's first wife, Sylvie Petiaux-Hugo, had passed away in 1919.

Special Honors

Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion was honored for her important work in astronomy. A crater on the planet Mars was named after her. It is called Renaudot. Also, an asteroid, a small rocky body orbiting the Sun, was named 355 Gabriella after her first name.

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