Eugene Merle Shoemaker

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:G._K._Gilbert_Award
gptkb:Barringer_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1928-04-28
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Moon_(Lunar_Prospector_mission)
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gptkb:car
gptkbp:children gptkb:Christine_Shoemaker
gptkb:Patrick_Shoemaker
gptkb:Linda_Shoemaker
gptkbp:deathDate 1997-07-18
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Alice_Springs,_Northern_Territory,_Australia
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Comet_Shoemaker–Levy_9
gptkb:Carolyn_Shoemaker
gptkb:David_H._Levy
gptkbp:field planetary science
astrogeology
gptkbp:founded gptkb:US_Geological_Survey's_Astrogeology_Research_Program
gptkbp:honor namesake of Shoemaker Ridge in Antarctica
namesake of Shoemaker crater on the Moon
namesake of asteroid 2074 Shoemaker
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eugene Merle Shoemaker
gptkbp:influenced astrogeology
planetary impact studies
gptkbp:knownFor co-discovering Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:David_H._Levy
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Apollo_lunar_exploration_program
study of impact craters
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:geologist
astronomer
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Moon
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Carolyn_Shoemaker
gptkbp:subjectOf documentary 'The Man Who Knew Too Much About the Moon'
biography 'Shoemaker by Levy'
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lowell_Observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5