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Ralph Belknap Baldwin

American astronomer (1912-2010) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 98

Ralph Belknap Baldwin was an American planetary scientist known for his work on lunar craters, beginning in the late 1940s. His book, The Face of the Moon made the case for the impact nature of lunar craters. He published The Measure of the Moon in 1963.

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2010Died23 October 20102000Barringer MedalAward1986G. K. Gilbert AwardAwardLeonard MedalAward1979J. Lawrence Smith MedalAward1912Born6 June 1912

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Barringer Medal2000
G. K. Gilbert Award1986
Leonard Medal1986
J. Lawrence Smith Medal1979
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 2010 · aged 98