Pasteur, the Martian Crater and the French Scientist - Montréal, QC, Canada
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N 45° 30.836 W 073° 33.671
18T E 612382 N 5041051
The Martian crater Pasteur is named after the famous French scientist Louis Pasteur. A statue of Pasteur is located in Place Pasteur on rue Saint-Denis in Montréal.
Waymark Code: WMJ7EB
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 10/06/2013
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Pasteur Crater is a 113 km diameter located in the Arabia quadrangle of Mars at located at 19.4° north latitude and 335.5° west longitude.
The French scientist, Louis Pasteur, is universally recognized as one of the world's greatest scientist. As a chemist he discovered that molecules can exist in mirror image pairs. He is the father of the science of microbiology and proved the germ theory of disease. This led to his development vaccines for chicken colera, anthrax, and rabies, and the Pasteurization process used to preserve milk.
A painted stone life-size bust of Pasteur is on top of a 5.5' high stone base in Place Pasteur in front of a building belonging to the University of Québec at Montréal - QUAM. A plaque on the front of the base is inscribed:
LE SQUARE PASTEUR
AINSI NOMMÉ EN 1922
EN L'HONNEUR DU CENTENAIRE
DU CHEMISTE ET MICROBIOLOGIST
LOUIS PASTEUR
1822 - 1895
LES MONTRÉALAIS RECONNAISSANTS
ONT DÉVOILE CETTE PLAQUE
LE 19 NOVEMBRE 1973
POUR SON CENT-CINQUANTIEME
ANNIVERSAIRE
English translation:
PASTEUR SQUARE
SO NAMED IN 1922
IN HONOR OF THE CENTENARY
THE CHEMIST AND MICROBIOLOGIST
LOUIS PASTEUR
1822 - 1895
GRATEFUL MONTREALERS
HAVE UNVEILED THIS PLAQUE
ON NOVEMBER 19, 1973
FOR HIS HUNDRED-FIFTIETH
ANNIVERSARY