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Quick Facts Carolyn Porco, Born ...
Carolyn Porco | |
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Born | (1953-03-06) March 6, 1953 (age 71) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | California Institute of Technology Stony Brook University |
Known for | Leader of Cassini Imaging Team; Member of Voyager Imaging Team; Expert in Planetary rings and Enceladus; The Day the Earth Smiled; Science communicator & public speaker; Film consultant. |
Awards | Porco asteroid; Lennart Nilsson Award (2009); AAS Carl Sagan Medal (2010); Caltech Distinguished Alumni Award (2011); Time 25 Most Influential People in Space (2012) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Planetary science Imaging science |
Institutions | Cassini Imaging Central Laboratory for Operations, University of Colorado at Boulder |
Doctoral advisor | Peter Goldreich |
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Carolyn C. Porco, (born March 6, 1953), is an American astronomer, planetary scientist, imaging scientist, and science communicator who was in charge of the imaging team for the Cassini mission. She is an expert on planetary rings and Saturn's moon, Enceladus.
Porco, a frequent public speaker, has received many awards and honors throughout her career, including the Isaac Asimov Science Award, and the Carl Sagan Medal. In 2012 she was named one of the 25 most influential people in space by Time Magazine.