Christopher McKay

Christopher McKay

male
University of Colorado, Christopher P. McKay, astrogeophysics, university of colorado at boulder, astrobiology, Planetary scientist…planetary science
Christopher P. McKay is a planetary scientist at NASA Ames Research Center, studying planetary atmospheres, astrobiology, and terraforming. McKay...
Carolyn S. Shoemaker

Carolyn S. Shoemaker

female, 80 years old
Comet discoverer, Northern Arizona University, Eugene Shoemaker, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, James Craig Watson Medal, From Chico, California…Planetary scientist
Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker (born June 24, 1929) is a co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and is the widow of the late Eugene Shoemaker....
Matthew J. Holman

Matthew J. Holman

male
Harvard University, margaret, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Prospero, irregular satellite, planetary science…Planetary scientist
Matthew J. Holman (* 1967) is a Smithsonian Astrophysicist and lecturer at Harvard University. Holman studied at MIT, where he received his...
Harold Masursky

Harold Masursky

male, deceased (1990)
Astronomer, Geologist, asteroid, apollo, NASA, viking…Planetary scientist
Harold Masursky (December 23,1922 - August 24,1990) was an American geologist and astronomer. He started his career working for the US Geological...
Daniel Kirkwood

Daniel Kirkwood

male, deceased (1895)
from Harford County, Maryland, indiana university bloomington, Washington and Jefferson College, Astronomer, asteroid, Indiana University faculty…Planetary scientist
Daniel Kirkwood (September 27, 1814 - June 11, 1895) was an American astronomer. Born in Harford County, Maryland, he graduated in mathematics from...
Cornell Mayer

Cornell Mayer

male, deceased (2005)
University of Iowa, Astronomer, Planetary scientist, American, venus, planet
Cornell H. Mayer (1922-19 November 2005) was a radio astronomer, who famously was the first to accurately measure the temperature of Venus by...
Shrinivas Kulkarni

Shrinivas Kulkarni

male
Astronomer, Sudha Murty, Planetary scientist, Educator, Keck Telescope, Space Interferometry Mission…planetary science
Shrinivas Kulkarni is a professor of astrophysics and planetary science at Caltech. He is also on the Space Interferometry Mission science team and...
Jun Chen

Jun Chen

female
University of Hawaii alumni, scientist, David Jewitt, Beijing University, Ph.D., kuiper belt…Planetary scientist
Jun Chen is a Chinese American astronomer. She obtained her BS at Beijing University in 1990, and obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Hawaii...
Rupert Wildt

Rupert Wildt

male, deceased (1976)
Yale University, Princeton University, University of Virginia, professor, Astronomer, German…Planetary scientist
Rupert Wildt was a German-American astronomer. He was born in Munich, Germany, and grew up in that country during World War I and its aftermath. In...
Ben Bussey

Ben Bussey

male
University of Hawaii, Ph.D., European Space Agency, Lunar and Planetary Institute, ANSMET, Clementine mission…Planetary scientist
Ben J. Bussey is a planetary scientist. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary geology at University College London, England. In 2001, during his...