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Colin Pillinger

Professor of Planetary science (1943-2014) · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Died at 70

Colin Trevor Pillinger, was an English planetary scientist. He was a founding member of the Planetary and Space Sciences Research Institute at The Open University in Milton Keynes; he was also the principal investigator for the British Beagle 2 Mars lander project, and worked on a group of Martian meteorites.

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Awards

Michael Faraday Prize2011
Aston Medal2003
Fellow of the Royal Society
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1943 to 2014 · aged 70

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