Harold Masursky

Harold Masursky

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.

External links

* [http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/Biographies/MainBiographies/M/Masursky/1.html Short biography]
* [http://www.aas.org/~dps/prizes_masursky.html Description of the Masursky Award]


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