Eugene Merle Shoemaker, also known as Gene Shoemaker, was an American geologist and one of the founders of the field of planetary science. source
Eugene Merle Shoemaker, also known as Gene Shoemaker, was an American geologist and one of the founders of the field of planetary science.
Eugene Merle Shoemaker is best known for co-discovering the Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 with his wife Carolyn S. Shoemaker and David H. Levy. source
Eugene Merle Shoemaker is best known for co-discovering the Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 with his wife Carolyn S. Shoemaker and David H. Levy.
For his Ph.D. degree at Princeton (1960), Eugene Merle Shoemaker studied the impact dynamics of Barringer Meteor Crater, located near Winslow, Arizona. source
For his Ph.D. degree at Princeton (1960), Eugene Merle Shoemaker studied the impact dynamics of Barringer Meteor Crater, located near Winslow, Arizona.
Eugene Merle Shoemaker was born in Los Angeles, California on April 28, 1928. source
Eugene Merle Shoemaker was born in Los Angeles, California on April 28, 1928.
Eugene Merle Shoemaker is one of the very few people to have established a new scientific discipline. source
Eugene Merle Shoemaker is one of the very few people to have established a new scientific discipline.
Eugene Merle Shoemaker was an astrogeologist. In fact, he was the very first astrogeologist. source
Eugene Merle Shoemaker was an astrogeologist. In fact, he was the very first astrogeologist.
To understand the dynamics, Eugene Merle Shoemaker inspected craters that remained after underground atomic bomb tests at the Nevada Test Site at Yucca Flat. source
To understand the dynamics, Eugene Merle Shoemaker inspected craters that remained after underground atomic bomb tests at the Nevada Test Site at Yucca Flat.
Eugene Merle Shoemaker found a ring of ejected material that included shocked quartz, a form of quartz that has a microscopically unique structure caused by intense pressure. source
Eugene Merle Shoemaker found a ring of ejected material that included shocked quartz, a form of quartz that has a microscopically unique structure caused by intense pressure.
Eugene Merle Shoemaker helped pioneer the field of astrogeology by founding the Astrogeology Research Program of the United States Geological Survey in 1961 at Flagstaff, Arizona and he was its first director. source
Eugene Merle Shoemaker helped pioneer the field of astrogeology by founding the Astrogeology Research Program of the United States Geological Survey in 1961 at Flagstaff, Arizona and he was its first director.
Eugene Merle Shoemaker was prominently involved in the Lunar Ranger missions to the Moon, which showed that the Moon was covered with a wide size range of impact craters. source
Eugene Merle Shoemaker was prominently involved in the Lunar Ranger missions to the Moon, which showed that the Moon was covered with a wide size range of impact craters.
Eugene Merle Shoemaker was also involved in the training of the American astronauts. source
Eugene Merle Shoemaker was also involved in the training of the American astronauts.
Eugene Merle Shoemaker himself was a possible candidate for an Apollo Moon flight and was set to be the first geologist to walk on the Moon but was disqualified due to being diagnosed with Addison's disease. source
Eugene Merle Shoemaker himself was a possible candidate for an Apollo Moon flight and was set to be the first geologist to walk on the Moon but was disqualified due to being diagnosed with Addison's disease.
Eugene Merle Shoemaker was a CBS News television commentator on the early Apollo missions, especially the Apollo 8 and Apollo 11 missions, appearing with Walter Cronkite during live coverage of those flights. source
Eugene Merle Shoemaker was a CBS News television commentator on the early Apollo missions, especially the Apollo 8 and Apollo 11 missions, appearing with Walter Cronkite during live coverage of those flights.
Eugene Merle Shoemaker was awarded the John Price Wetherill Medal from the Franklin Institute in 1965. source
Eugene Merle Shoemaker was awarded the John Price Wetherill Medal from the Franklin Institute in 1965.
Coming to Caltech in 1969, Eugene Merle Shoemaker started a systematic search for Earth orbit-crossing asteroids, which resulted in the discovery of several families of such asteroids, including the Apollo asteroids. source
Coming to Caltech in 1969, Eugene Merle Shoemaker started a systematic search for Earth orbit-crossing asteroids, which resulted in the discovery of several families of such asteroids, including the Apollo asteroids.
Eugene Merle Shoemaker advanced the idea that sudden geologic changes can arise from asteroid strikes and that asteroid strikes are common over geologic time periods. source
Eugene Merle Shoemaker advanced the idea that sudden geologic changes can arise from asteroid strikes and that asteroid strikes are common over geologic time periods.
Eugene Merle Shoemaker received the Barringer Medal in 1984 and a National Medal of Science in 1992. source
Eugene Merle Shoemaker received the Barringer Medal in 1984 and a National Medal of Science in 1992.
In 1993, Eugene Merle Shoemaker co-discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 using the 18" Schmidt camera at Palomar Observatory. source
In 1993, Eugene Merle Shoemaker co-discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 using the 18" Schmidt camera at Palomar Observatory.
Eugene Merle Shoemaker spent much of his later years searching for and finding several previously unnoticed or undiscovered impact craters around the world. source
Eugene Merle Shoemaker spent much of his later years searching for and finding several previously unnoticed or undiscovered impact craters around the world.
Eugene Merle Shoemaker died on July 18, 1997 during one such expedition in a head on car accident while on the Tanami Road northwest of Alice Springs, Australia. source
Eugene Merle Shoemaker died on July 18, 1997 during one such expedition in a head on car accident while on the Tanami Road northwest of Alice Springs, Australia.
On July 31, 1999, some of Eugene Merle Shoemaker's ashes were carried to the Moon by the Lunar Prospector space probe in a capsule designed by Carolyn Porco. source
On July 31, 1999, some of Eugene Merle Shoemaker's ashes were carried to the Moon by the Lunar Prospector space probe in a capsule designed by Carolyn Porco.
The Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous space probe was renamed "NEAR Shoemaker" in Eugene Merle Shoemaker's honor. source
The Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous space probe was renamed "NEAR Shoemaker" in Eugene Merle Shoemaker's honor.
Eugene Merle Shoemaker was previously honored with the asteroid 2074 Shoemaker, discovered and named by his colleague Eleanor F. Helin. source
Eugene Merle Shoemaker was previously honored with the asteroid 2074 Shoemaker, discovered and named by his colleague Eleanor F. Helin.
