Erich Karkoschka
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Erich Karkoschka (* 1955) is a planetary researcher at the Lunar and Planetary Lab of the University of Arizona. He discovered a satellite of Uranus, S/1986 U 10 (later named Perdita) on photographs taken by the Voyager 2 spacecraft.[1] He has assembled a number of movies including: the Huygens landing on the Titan moon,[2] the seasonal patterns on Uranus,[3] and a rare triple eclipse on Jupiter.[4]
His book, The Observer's Sky Atlas,[5] has been translated into several languages as a resource for those interested in observing the sky.
An asteroid, 30786 Karkoschka (1988 QC), is named in his honour.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ "Hubble Uncovers Smallest Moons Yet Seen Around Uranus". Science Daily. 2003-09-26. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/09/030926070625.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- ^ Tariq Malik (2006-05-10). "Titan in Motion". CNN. http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/05/10/titan.movies/. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- ^ "Changing Seasons on Uranus". BBC News Online. 1999-03-31. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/science/nature/308715.stm. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- ^ "Triple Eclipse Dots Jupiter". The Washington Post. 2004-11-08. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-102168096.html. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- ^ Karkoschka, Erich (1999). The Observer's Sky Atlas. Springer. ISBN 0387986065.
- ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=30786. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
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