Baerbel Lucchitta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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astrogeologist, scientist emeritus
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Place of Birth: Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
About Baerbel Lucchitta
- Baerbel Kösters Lucchitta (October 2, 1938, Münster, Germany) is a Scientist Emeritus at the Astrogeology Science Center at the USGS and one of the first women in the field of Astrogeology.
- She was one of the people responsible of making lunar maps for the Apollo 11 mission.
- During her career, she was dedicated to mapping the Moon, Mars, Europa and the Galilean Satellites, and Antarctica.
- The Lucchiita Glacier is named after her work in Antarctica, and the Asteroid 4569 Baerbel is named after her work in planetary geology.
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