Colin Pillinger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Colin Pillinger

Professor of Planetary science

Date of Birth: 09-May-1943

Place of Birth: Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 07-May-2014

Profession: astronomer, chemist, university teacher

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Colin Trevor Pillinger, (; 9 May 1943 – 7 May 2014) was an English planetary scientist.
He was a founding member of the Planetary and Space Sciences Research Institute at 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.