Carolyn Porco

Carolyn Porco

Carolyn C. Porco is an American planetary scientist who explores the outer Solar System, beginning with her imaging work on the Voyager missions to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune in the 1980s. She led the imaging science team on the Cassini mission in orbit around Saturn.

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Lifespan
1953 – Present
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Background

Born in
The Bronx
Educated at
California Institute of TechnologyStony Brook UniversityCardinal Spellman High School
Awards
🏆 Lennart Nilsson Award🏆 Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Public Communication in Planetary Science🏆 Isaac Asimov Science Award🏆 Leif Erikson Award
Doctoral Advisors
🎓 Peter Goldreich

Timeline

  • 1953

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