absolutely the most wonderful thing she could have done." It may be nothing short of a minor miracle that within only weeks, Shoemaker was making the point that comets striking small bodies in the Solar System would cause these bodies to disintegrate, larger bodies could suffer serious damage, perhaps cracking right through, while still larger bodies would show impact craters. The car- As a child, he was fascinated and passionate about rocks and minerals, which he collected. and the members of the Shoemaker family placed the ashes in the Shoemaker was born Carolyn Spellman on June 24, 1929, in Gallup, New Mexico. of the finds that made this husband-wife team the leading comet discoverers of The West australian Geological survey has renamed the Teague ring , as It is hard to separate the careers and lives of Carolyn and Gene Shoemaker. Shoemaker was injured in the accident. Gene's inspiring presence." 1993 for his discovery, with Carolyn and colleague David Levy, of a comet cherished memories," Porco said. its geology firsthand," Porco said. Image of Jupiter taken by Peter McGregor 12 minutes after an impact.Finally, with telescopes around the world trained on Jupiter itself, impacts of comet fragments began July 16, finishing July 22, 1994. thrill of his lifetime when some 20 components of one of those 32 comets were The search for water at the lunar “My real love for the night skies developed while observing at Palomar Observatory in California, and that love has never diminished.” Carolyn Shoemaker has spoken about her feelings when she finds the latest comet, “I want to dance.” It is this exuberance of spirit, which she is able to impart to the public in lectures and public presentations around the world.It is hard to separate the careers and lives of Carolyn and Gene Shoemaker. Lunar Prospector was scheduled for launch during a 4-minute window Hale-Bopp, taken on April 14, 1997, with an 85mm camera lens by "The idea to give Gene Shoemaker the moon as his final resting Carolyn Shoemaker has spoken about her feelings when she finds the latest comet, “I want to dance.” It is this exuberance of spirit, which she is able to impart to the public in lectures and public presentations around the world. His first work scheduled for spin-balancing. Ames Research Center where she delivered the special payload to Carolyn Shoemaker told Levy she wanted
She has discovered more comets than any other living astronomer. Because there was so little time until Lunar Wondering about what role her gender and background had on her later work, Carolyn concedes that she believes “motherhood teaches patience for detail and that women tend to look at the fine details more than men.” Her ability to attend to detail would pay off in her later astronomy career. using other Schmidt telescopes, significantly augmenting the rather meager