Eugene Shoemaker
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 28 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 28,1928 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Date of died | July 18,1997 |
| Died | Alice Springs |
| Australia | |
| Books | In the Footsteps of John Wesley Powell: An Album of Comparative Photographs of the Green and Colorado Rivers, 1871-72 and 1968 |
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| Notes on the Moenkopi Formation in the Salt Anticline Region of Colorado and Utah | |
| Known for | Planetary science |
| Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 | |
| Awards | G. K. Gilbert Award |
| Barringer Medal | |
| National Medal of Science | |
| William Bowie Medal | |
| James Craig Watson Medal | |
| Rittenhouse Medal | |
| Born | Los Angeles |
| California | |
| United States | |
| Current partner | Carolyn S. Shoemaker |
| Discovered | Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 |
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| 29137 Alanboss | |
| Movies/Shows | Asteroids: Deadly Impact |
| Cosmic Travelers Comets And Asteroids | |
| Close-Up on the Planets | |
| Education | Princeton University |
| California Institute of Technology | |
| Nationality | American |
| Academic advisor | Harry Hammond Hess |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 731655 |
Eugene Shoemaker Life story
Eugene Merle Shoemaker 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.
Eugene Shoemaker Photos
