Back মার্ক আর. শোঅল্টার Bengali/Bangla Mark R. Showalter German Μαρκ Σοουόλτερ Greek Mark R. Showalter Spanish Mark R. Showalter Finnish Mark R. Showalter French मार्क शोवाल्टर Hindi Mark R. Showalter NB Mark R. Showalter Turkish Марк Шоволтер Ukrainian
Mark R. Showalter | |
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| Born | Mark Robert Showalter December 5, 1957 Abington, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College (B.A.); Cornell University (M.Sc.), (Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Discoverer or co-discoverer of Jovian gossamer ring, Saturnian moon Pan, Uranian moons Mab and Cupid, Uranian rings μ and ν, Neptunian moon Hippocamp, Plutonian moons Kerberos and Styx |
| Spouse | Frank Yellin |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy, astrophysics, space science, planetary science |
| Institutions | SETI Institute |
Mark Robert Showalter (born December 5, 1957) is a senior research scientist at the SETI Institute.[1] He is the discoverer of six moons and three planetary rings. He is the Principal Investigator of NASA's Planetary Data System Rings Node, a co-investigator on the Cassini–Huygens mission to Saturn, and works closely with the New Horizons mission to Pluto.[2]
- ^ Boyle, Alan (2012-07-11). "Pluto's fifth moon discovered". MSNBC.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
- ^ "Mark Showalter's Home Page". Rings Node, NASA Planetary Data System. July 2012. Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2012-07-16.