Eugene Merle Shoemaker (April 28, 1928 – July 18, 1997), also known as Gene Shoemaker, was an American geologist and one of the founders of the field of...
The moon and the earth are essentially a two-planet system, and the two bodies are probably closely related in origin. Eugene Merle Shoemaker
The moon and the earth are essentially a two-planet system, and the two bodies are probably closely related in origin.
We expect that the study of lunar geology will help to answer some longstanding questions about the early evolution of the earth. Eugene Merle Shoemaker
We expect that the study of lunar geology will help to answer some longstanding questions about the early evolution of the earth.
In this connection the moon is of special interest because its surface has not been subjected to the erosion by running water that has helped to shape the earth's surface. Eugene Merle Shoemaker
In this connection the moon is of special interest because its surface has not been subjected to the erosion by running water that has helped to shape the earth's surface.
There is also a possibility that fragments can be ejected at escape velocity from Mars by asteroid impact…. it seems likely that at least some small very fraction of this material would ultimately collide with Earth. Eugene Merle Shoemaker
There is also a possibility that fragments can be ejected at escape velocity from Mars by asteroid impact…. it seems likely that at least some small very fraction of this material would ultimately collide with Earth.
The possibility that such material could carry organic hitchhikers, however remote, may present a vexing question to those who are concerned with the origin of life. Eugene Merle Shoemaker
The possibility that such material could carry organic hitchhikers, however remote, may present a vexing question to those who are concerned with the origin of life.
Not going to the Moon and banging on it with my own hammer has been the biggest disappointment in life. Eugene Merle Shoemaker
Not going to the Moon and banging on it with my own hammer has been the biggest disappointment in life.
