# Round the Moon — Character guide

> Key figures in Round the Moon by Jules Verne.

- [Michel Ardan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/characters/michel_ardan.md): French adventurer and passenger in the projectile, full of enthusiasm and wit.
- [Impey Barbicane](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/characters/impey_barbicane.md): President of the Gun Club and leader of the lunar expedition, calm and scientific.
- [Captain Nicholl](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/characters/captain_nicholl.md): Rival of Barbicane and fellow traveler, skeptical and precise in his calculations.
- [J. T. Maston](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/characters/j_t_maston.md): Secretary of the Gun Club, enthusiastic and inventive, remains on Earth.
- [Diana](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/characters/diana.md): Dog belonging to the travelers, accidentally launched into space with them.
- [Captain Blomsberry](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/characters/captain_blomsberry.md): Commander of the Susquehanna, assists in the recovery of the projectile.
- [J. Belfast](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/characters/j_belfast.md): Astronomer at the Cambridge Observatory, provides calculations for the voyage.
- [Lieutenant Bronsfield](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/characters/lieutenant_bronsfield.md): Officer on the Susquehanna, assists in the search for the projectile.
- [Major Elphinstone](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/characters/major_elphinstone.md): Member of the Gun Club, present at the departure of the projectile.
- [Murchison](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/characters/murchison.md): Engineer who oversees the casting of the Columbiad.

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