Eugene Merle Shoemaker
Astronomer
1928 – 1997
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Who was Eugene Merle Shoemaker?
Eugene Merle Shoemaker, also known as Gene Shoemaker, was an American geologist and one of the founders of the field of planetary science. He is best known for co-discovering the Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 with his wife Carolyn Shoemaker and David Levy.
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- Born
- Apr 28, 1928
Los Angeles - Also known as
- E. M. Shoemaker
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- California Institute of Technology
- Princeton University
- Died
- Jul 18, 1997
Alice Springs
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on July 23, 2013
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