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Christopher McKay

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American planetary scientist

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Christopher P. McKay is an American planetary scientist at NASA Ames Research Center, studying planetary atmospheres, astrobiology, and terraforming. McKay majored in physics at Florida Atlantic University, where he also studied mechanical engineering, graduating in 1975.

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2015Nevada Medal
1989Harold C. Urey Prize

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Christopher P. McKay is an American planetary scientist at NASA Ames Research Center, studying planetary atmospheres, astrobiology, and terraforming. McKay majored in physics at Florida Atlantic University, where he also studied mechanical engineering, graduating in 1975. He also received his PhD in astrogeophysics from the University of Colorado in 1982.

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Born 1954 · age 72
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