Peter Jenniskens
Peter Jenniskens (* 1962 ) is a Dutch-American astronomer who works at research institutes at NASA and the SETI project.
He researches the physics of meteor showers , the re-entry of spacecraft into the earth's atmosphere and the impact of asteroids . He found u. a. the original bodies of the Quadrantids (a comet that disintegrated 500 years ago) and the Ursids .
On November 20, 2002, the asteroid (42981) Jenniskens was named after him.
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- Meteor Showers and their Parent Comets (2006)
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SURNAME | Jenniskens, Peter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch-American astronomer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1962 |