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05.01.2004 Gussevi kraater
Jaak Jaaniste

Gussevi kraater... Millise Gussevi?

Jutt ameeriklaste marsikulguri Spirit edukast maandumisest Gussevi kraatris pani mind kukalt kratsima: Gussevi kraater küll, aga millise Gussevi?

Astronoomiahuvilised vast mäletavad punaväelast Gussevit, kes venelaste 1924.a. ulmefilmis "Aeliita, Marsi kuninganna" koos insener Loss'iga Marsile lendas ja seal proletaarse revolutsiooni käima pani. Tegin siis väikese veebi-jalutuskäigu ning tahaks Vaatleja lugejatele kah avastamisrõõmu pakkuda.

Esimene lugu: sait http://www.astronet.ru:8105/db/msg/1195688

Interesno, chto eti marsohody dolzhny sovershit' posadku v raione vlazhnyh marsianskih pyaten vblizi kratera Guseva. No etot Gusev ne imeet otnosheniya k geroyu romana "Aelita" Alekseya Tolstogo, kotoryi sobiral ekspediciyu na Mars. Matvei Gusev - russkii astronom XIX veka, kotoryi rabotal v Pulkovskoi observatorii, pervym nablyudal nesferichnost' Luny i sozdal observatoriyu v Vil'nyuse.

Teine lugu: sait http://www.ce-review.org/00/1/kinoeye1_horton.html

Iakov Protazanov's film Aelita (1924) has gone down in history with the interesting honour of being the first Soviet science fiction film. ... Los takes on Gusev, a revolutionary bored with his marriage to his doting wife, as a crew member and takes off for Mars...

Gusev manages to rouse their fellow imprisoned workers into a revolutionary fervour, and Aelita offers to lead the revolution. Gusev correctly smells a rat in a royal wanting to lead an anti-monarchist coup, but is too late to prevent what he suspects. Aelita uses the revolution to overthrow Tuskub and establish her own totalitarian regime.

Nii et kraater on nimetatud ülemöödunud sajandil elanud vene astronoomi Matvei Gussevi (1826-1866) järgi, kes oli Pulkovos meie Struve alluvaks ning kes vene saidi järgi olevat rajanud Vilniuse observatooriumi. Leedukatel on selle asja kohta muidugi oma arvamus (vt.näit. http://www.ff.vu.lt/astro/history.html).

Kahju. See teine Gussev olnuks palju huvitavam...

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