Laurence A. Soderblom (born 1944) is a geophysicist with the Astrogeology Science center at the United States Geological Survey in Flagstaff, Arizona , where he has served as Chief of the Branch of Astrogeology.[1] Soderblom is best known for his work in imaging science.[2]
He earned Bachelor of Science degrees in geology and physics from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and a PhD in planetary science and geophysics from Caltech .[1]
Soderblom has been involved in several JPL planetary missions. As an Associate Investigator on the Mariner 6, 7 , and Mariner 9 , and Viking program teams. He is best known for his leadership in imaging science on the Voyager , Magellan , Galileo , Mars Global Surveyor , Mars Pathfinder , and Mars Exploration Rovers . He also served on the science teams of the Deep Space 1 and Cassini–Huygens missions. He has participated in missions ranging from Venus to Neptune and each of the planets in between.[3] [4]
Soderblom has also appeared on Cosmos: A Personal Voyage and The Planets (1999) discussing his work with the Voyager team.[2]
Honors and awards
During 1983-84 he was a Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Scholar at Caltech. [1]
2014 Whipple Award for outstanding contribution to planetary science[3]
References
External links
Larry Soderblom at IMDb
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Popular culture
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