| Valeri Barsukov | |
|---|---|
 Barsukov, c. 1986 | |
| Born | (1928-03-14)14 March 1928 Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Died | 22 July 1992(1992-07-22) (aged 64) Moscow, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Alma mater | Russian State Geological Prospecting University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology |
Valeri Leonidovich Barsukov (Russian: Валерий Леонидович Барсуков; March 14, 1928 – July 22, 1992) was a Soviet geologist. He worked in comparative planetology and the geochemistry of space. He was director of the V. I. Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry from 1976 to 1992. In 1987 he received the V. I. Vernadsky Gold Medal for his work. A crater on Mars was named after him.
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- Huntress, Jr., Wesley T.; Marov, Mikhail Ya. (2011). Soviet Robots in the Solar System: Mission Technologies and Discoveries. New York: Spring Science + Business Media. p. 19. ISBN 9781441978981.
- "Soviets looking at manned moon mission by 2000". Defense Daily. July 20, 1989. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
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