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Gerard Peter Kuiper (/ ˈ k aɪ p ər / KY-pər; born Gerrit Pieter Kuiper, Dutch: [ˈɣɛrɪt ˈpitər ˈkœypər]; 7 December 1905 – 23 December 1973) was a Dutch-American astronomer, planetary scientist, selenographer, author and professor. The Kuiper belt is named after him. Kuiper is considered by many to be the father of modern ...
Discoveries by Gerard Kuiper (2 P) K. Kuiper belt objects (9 C, 13 P) Kuiper quadrangle (13 P) M. Miranda (moon) (5 P) Pages in category "Gerard Kuiper"
The Gerard P. Kuiper Prize is awarded annually by the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society for outstanding lifetime achievement in the field of planetary science. The prize is named for Gerard P. Kuiper .
The Gerard P. Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) was a national facility operated by NASA to support research in infrared astronomy.The observation platform was a highly modified Lockheed C-141A Starlifter jet transport aircraft (s/n: 6110, registration: N714NA, [1] callsign: NASA 714 [1]) with a range of 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km), capable of conducting research operations at altitudes ...
Gerard P. Kuiper, discoverer of Nereid. Nereid was discovered on 1 May 1949 by Gerard P. Kuiper using photographic plates taken with the 82-inch telescope at the McDonald Observatory. He proposed the name in the report of his discovery. It is named after the Nereids, sea-nymphs of Greek mythology and attendants of the god Neptune. [1]
David Kuiper (born 1980), Dutch rower; Duane Kuiper (born 1950), American baseball player; Edith Kuiper (born 1960), Dutch economist; F. B. J. Kuiper (1907–2003), Dutch Indologist; Gerard Kuiper (1905–1973), Dutch-American astronomer after whom the Kuiper belt was named; Glen Kuiper (born 1963) American broadcaster; Hennie Kuiper (born 1949 ...
Gerard P. Kuiper checking optical alignment of his instrument on the Convair 990 (Galileo) circa 1966. Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, courtesy, AIP Emilio Segre Visual Archives
Among the members of the research team were astronomer Gerard Kuiper and his doctoral student Carl Sagan. Sagan was responsible for the mathematical projection of the expansion of a dust cloud in space around the Moon, an essential element in determining its visibility from Earth. [4] [6] [7]