Lowell Observatory – Lowell Mausoleum

The Mausoleum on the grounds of the Lowell Observatory, on Mars Hill overlooking Flagstaff, Arizona, where the observatory’s founder, Percival Lowell, is entombed. Lowell popularized the idea of life on Mars and financed the search for Planet X, leading to the discovery of Pluto in 1930.

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