Eugene Merle Shoemaker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eugene Merle Shoemaker

American geologist and astronomer

Date of Birth: 28-Apr-1928

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Death: 18-Jul-1997

Profession: astronomer, geologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Eugene Merle Shoemaker (April 28, 1928 – July 18, 1997), also known as Gene Shoemaker, was an American geologist and one of the founders of the field of planetary science.
He is best known for co-discovering the Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 with his wife Carolyn S.
Shoemaker and David H.
Levy.
This comet hit Jupiter in July 1994: the impact was televised around the world. Shoemaker was also well known for his studies of terrestrial craters, such as Barringer Meteor Crater in Arizona.
Shoemaker was also the first director of the United States Geological Survey's Astrogeology Research Program.