Birthdate: April 28, 1928
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: July 18, 1997
Eugene Merle Shoemaker, an American geologist, made significant contributions to the study of impact craters. He co-discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9, which collided with Jupiter in 1994 in a widely watched event. Shoemaker also researched terrestrial craters, providing crucial evidence for the origin of Barringer Meteor Crater in Arizona. He was the first director of the USGS Astrogeology Research Program. Tragically, Shoemaker passed away in a car accident while visiting an impact crater site in Australia, and his ashes were later sent to the Moon.
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