Shoemaker, E. M. 1928-1997
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Name (Hebrew)
שומייקר, יוג'ין, 1928-1997
Name (Latin)
Shoemaker, E. M. 1928-1997
Other forms of name
Shoemaker, Eugene Merle, 1928-1997
Date of birth
1928-04-28
Date of death
1997-07-18
Gender
male
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MARC
Sources of Information
- Meteorites, 1998:p. 6 (Dr. E.M. Shoemaker (1928-1997)) p. 7 (Eugene M. Shoemaker)
- OCLC, Feb. 26, 2007(hdg.: Shoemaker, E. M.; Shoemaker, Eugene; Shoemaker, Eugene M.; Shoemaker, Eugene Merle, 1928- ; Shoemaker, Eugene Merle, 1928-1997; usage: E.M. Shoemaker, Eugene M. Shoemaker; Eugene Shoemaker, Eugene Merle Shoemaker)
- Preliminary geologic map of the Juanita Arch quadrangle, Colorado, 1955:envelope (E.M. Shoemaker)
Wikipedia description:
Eugene Merle Shoemaker (April 28, 1928 – July 18, 1997) was an American geologist. He co-discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 with his wife Carolyn S. Shoemaker and David H. Levy. This comet hit Jupiter in July 1994: the impact was televised around the world. Shoemaker also studied terrestrial craters, such as Barringer Meteor Crater in Arizona, and along with Edward Chao provided the first conclusive evidence of its origin as an impact crater. He was also the first director of the United States Geological Survey's Astrogeology Research Program. He was killed in a car accident while visiting an impact crater site in Australia. After his death, some of his ashes were carried to the Moon with the Lunar Prospector mission.
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