Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Awards and Honors

If anyone crosses any awards or honors given to Wegener please let me know. I have found a couple that were awarded in his honor to others after his death. These are what I have so far Thanks.

1906: Alfred and Kurt (Brother) broke world endurance record for staying afloat in a hot air balloon for more than 52 hours.
1912: Made the longest crossing of the icecaps of Greenland on foot
1930: Appointed Leader of sailing mission from Denmark to Greenland
1980: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven, Germany established on his centenary
1992: Asteroid Belt 29227 named for him in space
Unknown: Crater on moon and Mars named in his honor

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