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Heidi B. Hammel

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American astronomer

United StatesScientistsBorn 1960 · age 66
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Heidi B. Hammel is an American planetary astronomer who has extensively studied Neptune and Uranus. She was part of the team imaging Neptune from Voyager 2 in 1989. She led the team using the Hubble Space Telescope to view Shoemaker-Levy 9's impact with Jupiter in 1994.

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Awards 5

2020Masursky Award
2009Women in Space Science Award
2002Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Public Communication in Planetary Science
1996Harold C. Urey Prize
1995Klumpke-Roberts Award

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Tom GehrelsAlso won Masursky AwardLisa KalteneggerAlso won Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Public Communication in Planetary ScienceDavid J. TholenAlso won Harold C. Urey PrizeFrance A. CórdovaAlso won Women in Space Science AwardSeth ShostakAlso won Klumpke-Roberts AwardGuy ConsolmagnoAlso won Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Public Communication in Planetary Science

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Heidi B. Hammel is an American planetary astronomer who has extensively studied Neptune and Uranus. She was part of the team imaging Neptune from Voyager 2 in 1989. She led the team using the Hubble Space Telescope to view Shoemaker-Levy 9's impact with Jupiter in 1994. She has used the Hubble Space Telescope and the Keck Telescope to study Uranus and Neptune, discovering new information about dark spots, planetary storms and Uranus' rings. In 2002, she was selected as an interdisciplinary scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope.

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United States
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Scientist
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Born 1960 · age 66
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