Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker: Comet hunters By BBC News Online Science Editor Dr David Whitehouse. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts Are Starting to Pile Up, Information about the device's operating system, Information about other identifiers assigned to the device, The IP address from which the device accesses a client's website or mobile application, Information about the user's activity on that device, including web pages and mobile apps visited or used, Information about the geographic location of the device when it accesses a website or mobile application. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Harry Pettit, Senior Digital Technology and Science Reporter; Nov 24 2020, 3:54 ET; Updated: Nov 24 2020, 11:32 ET; PEOPLE'S cremated ashes are to be sent to the Moon next year as part of a commercial burial service piggybacking on a rocket launch with Nasa on board. Eugene Merle Shoemaker (–), aussi appelé Gene Shoemaker, a été un des fondateurs du domaine de la planétologie et est célèbre pour la codécouverte de la comète Shoemaker-Levy 9 avec son épouse Carolyn S. Shoemaker et David Levy. He was 69. Grâce à lui, c'était la première observation en 1994 une collision planétaire. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Shoemaker died in a two-car accident on a dirt road about 310 miles north of Alice Springs, in central Australia, police there said. Space firm is burying human remains on the MOON next year – and you can still buy grave plots Harry Pettit , Senior Digital Technology and Science Reporter 24 Nov 2020, 8:54 Login to Win! Failed to remove flower. Please try again later. Eugene Shoemaker Obituary. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Please reset your password. Eugene Shoemaker (1928-1997) EUGENE M. SHOEMAKER (1928-1997) Written by Brian Marsden Gene Shoemaker, renowned both as a geologist and an astronomer, and a member of the Board of Directors of The Spaceguard Foundation, was killed instantly on the afternoon of July 18, when his car collided head-on with another vehicle on an unpaved road in the Tanami Desert northwest of Alice … Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Family members linked to this person will appear here. 261 relations. We’ve updated the security on the site. 1960 konnte er, zusammen mit Edward C. T. Chao, nachweisen, dass auch das Nördlinger Ries durch einen Meteoriteneinschlag entstand. Celebrate and remember the lives we have lost in Ohio. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? We have set your language to × Message X