The Asteroid Hunter: A Scientist's Journey to the Dawn of our Solar System
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Dante Lauretta (Author)
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Dr. Dante Lauretta is a Regents Professor of Planetary Science and Cosmochemistry in the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory and the Department of Planetary Sciences at the University of Arizona. Since 2011 he has served as the Principal Investigator for NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission. In addition, he is a co-Investigator on Japan's Hayabusa2 asteroid sample return mission, the European Space Agency's Hera planetary defense mission, and Director of the Arizona Astrobiology Center.Dr. Lauretta is a distinguished academic researcher and has published over 200 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals and co-edited several academic books. His research has been featured on the covers of Science, Nature, Nature Astronomy, and Sky and Telescope. He has won numerous awards for his work including the 2020 American Astronautical Society Space Technology Award, the NASA Silver Achievement Medal, and two Guinness World Records.
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- Contributor: Dante Lauretta
- Imprint: Grand Central Publishing
- ISBN13: 9781538722947
- Number of Pages: 336
- Packaged Dimensions: 160x232x34mm
- Packaged Weight: 520
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
- Release Date: 2024-03-28
- Binding: Hardback
- Biography: Dr. Dante Lauretta is a Regents Professor of Planetary Science and Cosmochemistry in the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory and the Department of Planetary Sciences at the University of Arizona. Since 2011 he has served as the Principal Investigator for NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission. In addition, he is a co-Investigator on Japan's Hayabusa2 asteroid sample return mission, the European Space Agency's Hera planetary defense mission, and Director of the Arizona Astrobiology Center.Dr. Lauretta is a distinguished academic researcher and has published over 200 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals and co-edited several academic books. His research has been featured on the covers of Science, Nature, Nature Astronomy, and Sky and Telescope. He has won numerous awards for his work including the 2020 American Astronautical Society Space Technology Award, the NASA Silver Achievement Medal, and two Guinness World Records.
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