Frank Hurley honoured.

[Rob_K]

Australian photographer Frank Hurley has had an impact crater on Mercury named after him.
http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/details.php?id=238
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15100

Hurley (1885-1962) was the official photographer on the Mawson (1911) & Shackleton (1914) Antarctic expeditions and a famed war photographer in WW1 & WW2. In a long & celebrated career he also produced many documentary movies and worked as a cinematographer on several Australian movies.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Hurley

Cheers -

[Ric]

Thats' a nice honour for a great Australian.

[astroron]

A great Australian Photographer,well deserved.

Typo Rob,Should be (1885-1962);)
Cheers:thumbsup:

[Rob_K]

Oops! Thanks Ron, fancy dying years before you were born! :lol: Will amend the first post. :thumbsup:

Cheers -

[gary]

Thanks Rob,

A really nice tribute.

[multiweb]

That's great. Very fitting.