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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 ...
LPL was founded in 1960 by astronomer Gerard Kuiper. Kuiper had long been a pioneer in observing the Solar System , especially the Moon , at a time when this was unfashionable among astronomers. Among his contributions are the discovery of Miranda and Nereid , the detection of carbon dioxide on Mars and of methane on Titan , and the prediction ...
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 .
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After studying photos for NASA's Apollo program that contained greater detail than any ground-based telescope, Gerard Kuiper began seeking an arid site for infrared studies. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] While he first began looking in Chile, he also made the decision to perform tests in the Hawaiian Islands.
Gerard Kuiper (1905–1973), Dutch-American astronomer after whom the Kuiper belt was named; Glen Kuiper (born 1963) American broadcaster; Hennie Kuiper (born 1949), Dutch cyclist; J. P. Kuiper (1922–1985), Dutch professor of social medicine; Michael Kuiper (born 1989), Dutch martial artist; Nick Kuiper (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player
Gerard P. Kuiper, discoverer of Miranda. Miranda was discovered on 16 February 1948 by planetary astronomer Gerard Kuiper using the McDonald Observatory's 82-inch (2,080 mm) Otto Struve Telescope. [9] [12] Its motion around Uranus was confirmed on 1 March 1948. [9] It was the first satellite of Uranus discovered in nearly 100 years.
The most widely accepted model of planetary formation is known as the nebular hypothesis. This model posits that, 4.6 billion years ago, the Solar System was formed by the gravitational collapse of a giant molecular cloud spanning several light-years. Many stars, including the Sun, were formed within this collapsing cloud. The gas that formed ...