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Richard P. Binzel

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American astronomer

United StatesScientistsBorn 1958 · age 68
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Richard "Rick" P. Binzel is an American astronomer and professor of planetary sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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1991Harold C. Urey Prize
1980LeRoy Apker Award

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Richard "Rick" P. Binzel is an American astronomer and professor of planetary sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is a discoverer of minor planets, photometrist and the inventor of the Torino Scale, a method for categorizing the impact hazard associated with near-Earth objects such as asteroids and comets. He is also a frequent trip leader for the MIT Alumni Association.

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United States
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Scientists
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Scientist
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living
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Born 1958 · age 68
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