Nationality American Fields Geology, Astronomy Education Yale University | Role Geologist Name Harold Masursky | |
Died August 24, 1990, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States Notable awards G. K. Gilbert Award (1990) | ||
Harold Masursky (December 23, 1922 – August 24, 1990) was an American geologist and astronomer.
He started his career working for the US Geological Survey and later joined NASA as a senior science member. He was responsible for investigation of planetary and lunar surfaces, being interested in finding scientifically valuable landing places. This included the Apollo and Viking missions.
A crater on Mars and the asteroid 2685 Masursky were named in his honor. The Masursky Award and the Masursky Lecture are named after him as well.
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