schiaparelli

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Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|countable}} {{surname|en|from=Italian}}.
2. {{lb|en|astronomy}} {{w|lang=en|Giovanni Schiaparelli}}, Italian astronomer, who discovered {{m|it|canali}}, mistranslated as {{l|en|canal|"canals"}}, on {{l|en|Mars}}.
3. {{place|en|crater|quadrangle/Sinus Sabaeus|planet/Mars}}, named for Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli
4. {{place|en|crater|quadrangle/Seleucus|basin/Oceanus Procellarum|moon/Moon}}, named for Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli

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