Solomon Borisovich Pikelner (February 6, 1921 - November 19, 1975) was a Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n astronomer who had made a significant contribution to the theory of the interstellar medium, solar plasma

Astrophysical plasma

An astrophysical plasma is a plasma the physical properties of which are studied as part of astrophysics. Much of the baryonic matter of the universe is thought to consist of plasma, a state of matter in which atoms and molecules are so hot, that they have ionized by breaking up into their...

 physics, stellar atmospheres, and magnetohydrodynamics

Magnetohydrodynamics

Magnetohydrodynamics is an academic discipline which studies the dynamics of electrically conducting fluids. Examples of such fluids include plasmas, liquid metals, and salt water or electrolytes...

. He was professor of astronomy at Moscow State University

Moscow State University

Lomonosov Moscow State University , previously known as Lomonosov University or MSU , is the largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, it also claims to be one of the oldest university in Russia and to have the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy...

 since 1959. The crater Pikel'ner

Pikel'ner (crater)

Pikel'ner is an impact crater on the Moon's far side. It lies to the southeast of the larger crater Van der Waals, and to the north of the Vallis Planck cleft. Pikel'ner overlies more than half of the satellite crater Pikel'ner Y to the north...

 on the Moon and asteroid 1975 Pikelner (see List of asteroids/1001–2000) bear his name.

External links

• Biography