Carolyn Porco
American planetary scientist · United States · Scientists · Born 1953 · age 73
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Something wrong?Carolyn C. Porco is an American planetary scientist who explores the outer Solar System, beginning with her imaging work on the Voyager missions to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune in the 1980s. She led the imaging science team on the Cassini mission in orbit around Saturn.
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, The Pale Blue Dot image of Earth is not a stunning image.
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Neil deGrasse TysonBoth received Isaac Asimov Science Award
Robert SapolskyBoth received Isaac Asimov Science Award
Harrison SchmittBoth received Leif Erikson Award
Meg SchwambBoth received Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Public Communication in Planetary Science
Frans LantingBoth received Lennart Nilsson Award
Steve WozniakBoth received Isaac Asimov Science AwardAbout this person
Carolyn C. Porco is an American planetary scientist who explores the outer Solar System, beginning with her imaging work on the Voyager missions to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune in the 1980s. She led the imaging science team on the Cassini mission in orbit around Saturn. She is an expert on planetary rings and the Saturnian moon, Enceladus.
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