Death, Honors, and Legacy
Janssen died at Meudon on 23 December 1907 and was buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. During his life he was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor and a Foreign Member of the Royal Society of London. Craters on both Mars and the moon are named in his honor.
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