3281 Maupertuis

3281 Maupertuis (1938 DZ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 24, 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku. The crater was named for the French mathematician and astronomer Pierre Louis Maupertuis (1698 – 1759).

3281 Maupertuis

3281 Maupertuis (1938 DZ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 24, 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku. The crater was named for the French mathematician and astronomer Pierre Louis Maupertuis (1698 – 1759).