Mareta West
Female, Deceased Person
1915 – 1998
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Who was Mareta West?
Mareta N. West was an American astrogeologist who in the 1960s chose the site of the first manned lunar landing, Apollo 11. She was the first female astrogeologist. Her cremated remains were launched into space.
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- Born
- Aug 9, 1915
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- University of Oklahoma
- Died
- Nov 2, 1998
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on July 23, 2013
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