Death:Death, Cause unspecified 24 August 1990 (Age 67) chart Placidus Equal_H.
American geologist and astronomer who started his career working for the US Geological Survey and later joined NASA as a senior science member. He was responsible for investigation of planetary and lunar surfaces, being interested in finding scientifically valuable landing places. This included the Apollo and Viking missions. He died on 24 August 1990, aged 67, in Flagstaff, Arizona. A crater on Mars and the asteroid 2685 Masursky were named in his honor. The Masursky Award and the Masursky Lecture are named after him as well. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less
Born: Sat Dec 23 1922 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Birthplace: Fort Wayne, United States
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