Stanton J. Peale
Stanton J. Peale | |
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| Born | Stanton Jerrold Peale January 23, 1937 |
| Died | May 14, 2015 (aged 78) |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
| Awards | Newcomb Cleveland Prize (1979) James Craig Watson Medal Award for Contributions to Astronomy (1982),[1] Brouwer Award (1992) National Academy of Sciences (2009)[1] Kuiper Prize (2016)[2] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics, planetary science |
| Institutions | Cornell University, University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, Santa Barbara |
Stanton Jerrold Peale (January 23, 1937 – May 14, 2015) was an American astrophysicist, planetary scientist, and Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara.[1] His research interests include the geophysical and dynamical properties of planets and exoplanets.
Career[edit]
Stanton J. Peale received a Ph.D. in astronomy from Cornell University in 1965, where he worked with Thomas Gold. He was an assistant professor of astronomy at UCLA before moving to UCSB in 1968.
Scientific contributions[edit]
In 1969 Peale published a generalization of Cassini's laws that explain the rotation of the Moon and other bodies subject to tides.[3]
In 1976 Peale published a procedure to determine the size and state of the core of Mercury.[4]
In 1979 Peale and collaborators predicted that Jupiter's satellite Io might show widespread volcanism as a result of the action of tides.[5] This prediction was confirmed by data from the Voyager 1 Mission which showed that Io is the most volcanically active body in the solar system.
He died on May 14, 2015, in Santa Barbara, California.[6]
Honors[edit]
- Newcomb Cleveland Prize (1979)
- James Craig Watson Medal Award for Contributions to Astronomy (1982)[1]
- Brouwer Award (1992)
- National Academy of Sciences (2009)[1]
- Kuiper Prize (2016)[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Stanton J. Peale". National Academy of Sciences Member Directory. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
- ^ a b "DPS Prizes". American Astronomical Society.
- ^ Peale, Stanton J. (1969). "Generalized Cassini's Laws". The Astronomical Journal. 74: 483. Bibcode:1969AJ.....74..483P. doi:10.1086/110825. ISSN 0004-6256.
- ^ Peale, S. J. (1976). "Does Mercury have a molten core?". Nature. 262 (5571): 765–766. Bibcode:1976Natur.262..765P. doi:10.1038/262765a0. ISSN 0028-0836. S2CID 4210179.
- ^ Peale, S. J.; Cassen, P.; Reynolds, R. T. (1979). "Melting of Io by Tidal Dissipation". Science. 203 (4383): 892–894. Bibcode:1979Sci...203..892P. doi:10.1126/science.203.4383.892. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 17771724. S2CID 21271617.
- ^ "Stanton J. Peale (1937 - 2015)". American Astronomical Society. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
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