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Dr Eugene Merle “Gene” Shoemaker

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Dr Eugene Merle “Gene” Shoemaker

Birth
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Death
18 Jul 1997 (aged 69)
Alice Springs, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Burial
Cremated, Other. Specifically: One ounce of ashes sent to the south pole of The Moon Add to Map
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Astronomer. He is best known as one of the discoverers of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, which crashed spectacularly into Jupiter. He had tried to be an astronaut but was unable due to medical reasons. Upon his death, one ounce of his cremated remains were carried to the moon aboard NASA's Lunar Prospector.
Astronomer. He is best known as one of the discoverers of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, which crashed spectacularly into Jupiter. He had tried to be an astronaut but was unable due to medical reasons. Upon his death, one ounce of his cremated remains were carried to the moon aboard NASA's Lunar Prospector.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Sep 7, 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6284/eugene_merle-shoemaker: accessed ), memorial page for Dr Eugene Merle “Gene” Shoemaker (28 Apr 1928–18 Jul 1997), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6284; Cremated, Other; Maintained by Find a Grave.