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    Eugene Merle Shoemaker (April 28, 1928 – July 18, 1997) was an American geologist. He co-discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 with his wife Carolyn S. Shoemaker...
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    Eugene Field (1850–1895), American writer, columnist and children's poet Eugène Ionesco (1909–1994), Romanian-French playwright and dramatist Eugène Marin...
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  • 4197 Morpheus (category Discoveries by Eugene Merle Shoemaker)
    discovered on 11 October 1982, by American astronomers Eleanor Helin and Eugene Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory in California, United States. The asteroid...
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    issue of Paris-soir came out on 4 October 1923, founded by the anarchist Eugène Merle. The paper's early years as a vehicle of radical left ideas proved financially...
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  • Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 (category Discoveries by Eugene Merle Shoemaker)
    inner Solar System. The comet was discovered by astronomers Carolyn and Eugene M. Shoemaker, and David Levy in 1993. Shoemaker–Levy 9 (SL9) had been captured...
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    3554 Amun (category Discoveries by Eugene Merle Shoemaker)
    and a Venus-crosser. It was discovered on 4 March 1986 by Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at Mount Palomar Observatory, and named for the ancient Egyptian...
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  • (99907) 1989 VA (category Discoveries by Eugene Merle Shoemaker)
    discovered on 2 November 1989, by American astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker and Canadian astronomer David Levy at the Palomar Observatory...
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    3671 Dionysus (category Discoveries by Eugene Merle Shoemaker)
    3671 Dionysus is a small binary Amor asteroid, orbiting between Earth and the asteroid belt. It was discovered by Carolyn and Gene Shoemaker at Palomar...
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    Ries crater. Lechatelierite Seifertite Shatter cone Shock metamorphism Eugene Merle Shoemaker (1959). Impact mechanics at Meteor crater, Arizona. US Geological...
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    and are either recovered or lost. The first moon burial was that of Eugene Merle Shoemaker, a portion of whose cremated remains were flown to the Moon...
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    little interest in planetary science until she met and married geologist Eugene Merle Shoemaker. Her career in astronomy began when she demonstrated good stereoscopic...
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  • Merle Eugene Curti (September 15, 1897 – March 9, 1996) was an American progressive historian who influenced peace studies, intellectual history and social...
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  • 5731 Zeus (category Discoveries by Eugene Merle Shoemaker)
    5731 Zeus /ˈzjuːs/ is an Apollo asteroid and near-Earth object discovered on 4 November 1988, by Carolyn Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory. Based on its...
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  • 7088 Ishtar (category Discoveries by Eugene Merle Shoemaker)
    7088 Ishtar, provisional designation 1992 AA, is a synchronous binary asteroid and near-Earth object from the Amor group, approximately 1.3 kilometers...
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  • 5899 Jedicke (category Discoveries by Eugene Merle Shoemaker)
    5899 Jedicke, provisional designation 1986 AH, is a binary Hungaria asteroid approximately 3 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 9 January 1986...
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    14827 Hypnos 1986 Carolyn S. Shoemaker, Eugene Merle Shoemaker List 4197 Morpheus 1982 Eleanor F. Helin, Eugene Merle Shoemaker List 4183 Cuno 1959 Cuno Hoffmeister...
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    Crater Company," and a private museum was constructed on the crater rim. Eugene Merle Shoemaker continued investigations at the crater. A key discovery was...
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    129P/Shoemaker–Levy (category Discoveries by Eugene Merle Shoemaker)
    Spitzer Space Telescope Discovery Discovered by Carolyn S. Shoemaker Eugene Merle Shoemaker David H. Levy Discovery date February 7, 1991 Designations...
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    (Tombaugh's Star), August 1990 Astronomy portal Carolyn S. Shoemaker Eugene Merle Shoemaker List of minor planet discoverers This comet crashed into Jupiter...
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  • Shewalter – educator, outdoorsman (originally from Geneva, Illinois) Eugene Merle Shoemaker – geologist, one of the founders of the field of planetary...
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    121P/Shoemaker–Holt (category Discoveries by Eugene Merle Shoemaker)
    period of about 8 years. The comet was discovered by Carolyn S. Shoemaker, Eugene M. Shoemaker, and Henry E. Holt on 9 March 1989. The comet then had an apparent...
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  • 8034 Akka (category Discoveries by Eugene Merle Shoemaker)
    mythology. Akka was discovered by American astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory, California, on 3 June 1992. The discovery...
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  • 6239 Minos (category Discoveries by Eugene Merle Shoemaker)
    discovered on 31 August 1989, by American astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in California. The asteroid has a rotation...
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    6478 Gault (category Discoveries by Eugene Merle Shoemaker)
    asteroid was discovered on 12 May 1988, by astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in California. It was named in honor...
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    William Kenneth Hartmann H. Jay Melosh Graham Ryder Peter H. Schultz Eugene Merle Shoemaker Earth Impact Database Impact Field Studies Group Lunar and...
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  • 7092 Cadmus (category Discoveries by Eugene Merle Shoemaker)
    was discovered on 4 June 1992, by American astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory in California, United States. The asteroid...
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    1991—Arthur Leonard Schawlow, Edward C. Stone, Steven Weinberg 1992—Eugene Merle Shoemaker 1993—Val Logsdon Fitch, Vera Rubin 1994—Albert Overhauser,...
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  • 7958 Leakey (category Discoveries by Eugene Merle Shoemaker)
    was discovered on 5 June 1994, by American astronomer-couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in California, United States. Its minor-planet...
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    118P/Shoemaker–Levy (category Discoveries by Eugene Merle Shoemaker)
    comet Shoemaker–Levy 4) is a comet discovered by astronomers Carolyn and Eugene M. Shoemaker and David Levy. During the 2010 apparition the comet became...
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  • 5430 Luu (category Discoveries by Eugene Merle Shoemaker)
    was discovered on 12 May 1988, by American astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory, California, and later named after astronomer...
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