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'''Robert P. Sharp''' (1911 - 26 May 2004) was an expert on the geological surfaces of the [[Earth]] and the [[Mars|planet Mars]].<ref name="Latimes-20040528">{{cite news |author=[[Latimes]] Staff |title=Robert P. Sharp, 92; Expert on Surfaces of Earth and Mars |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2004/may/28/local/me-passings28.3 |date=28 May 2004 |publisher=[[Latimes]] |accessdate=31 March 2012 }}</ref> Sharp was the former head of the geological sciences division at [[Caltech]] from 1952 to 1968. He retired in 1979 but continued leading geological field trips afterwards. |
'''Robert P. Sharp''' (1911 - 26 May 2004) was an expert on the geological surfaces of the [[Earth]] and the [[Mars|planet Mars]].<ref name="Latimes-20040528">{{cite news |author=[[Latimes]] Staff |title=Robert P. Sharp, 92; Expert on Surfaces of Earth and Mars |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2004/may/28/local/me-passings28.3 |date=28 May 2004 |publisher=[[Latimes]] |accessdate=31 March 2012 }}</ref> Sharp was the former head of the geological sciences division at [[Caltech]] from 1952 to 1968. He retired in 1979 but continued leading geological field trips afterwards. |
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Sharp was a native of [[Oxnard, California]]; attended Caltech as an undergraduate in 1930, earning a bachelor's and master's degree; and later, attended [[Harvard University]] for a doctorate in [[geology]]. Sharp served in the [[Army Air Force]] during World War II as an analyst in the Artic, Desert and Tropical Information Center and achieved the rank of captain. Sharp was a professor at the [[University of Illinois]], the [[University of Minnesota]] and later, in 1947, at Caltech. |
Sharp was a native of [[Oxnard, California]]; attended Caltech as an undergraduate in 1930, earning a bachelor's degree (1934) and master's degree (1935); and later, attended [[Harvard University]] for a doctorate (1938) in [[geology]].<ref name="CIT-2009">{{cite web |author=Staff |title=Guide to the Papers of Robert P. Sharp, 1933-1996 |
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|date=2009 |publisher=[[California Institute of Technology]] |accessdate=31 March 2012 }}</ref> Sharp served in the [[Army Air Force]] during World War II as an analyst in the Artic, Desert and Tropical Information Center and achieved the rank of captain. Sharp was a professor at the [[University of Illinois]], the [[University of Minnesota]] and later, in 1947, at Caltech. |
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On 28 March 2012, [[NASA]] named a mountain on the [[Mars|planet Mars]] in his honor. [[Mount Sharp (Mars)|Mount Sharp]] is located in the center of [[Gale Crater]] and is the expected destination of a [[Mars Rover]], the [[Mars Science Laboratory|Mars Science Lavoratory (MSL)]], named "Curiosity," planned to land in Gale Crater on 6 August 2012.<ref name="NASA-20120327">{{cite web |author=NASA Staff|title='Mount Sharp' on Mars Compared to Three Big Mountains on Earth|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/multimedia/pia15292-Fig2.html|date=27 March 2012 |publisher=[[NASA]] |accessdate=31 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="NASA-20120328">{{cite web |last=Agle |first=D. C.|title='Mount Sharp' On Mars Links Geology's Past and Future|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/news/msl20120328.html|date=28 March 2012 |publisher=[[NASA]] |accessdate=31 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="Space-20120329">{{cite web |author=Staff |title=NASA's New Mars Rover Will Explore Towering 'Mount Sharp'|url=http://www.space.com/15097-mars-mountain-sharp-curiosity-rover.html|date=29 March 2012 |publisher=[[Space.com]] |accessdate=30 March 2012 }}</ref> |
On 28 March 2012, [[NASA]] named a mountain on the [[Mars|planet Mars]] in his honor. [[Mount Sharp (Mars)|Mount Sharp]] is located in the center of [[Gale Crater]] and is the expected destination of a [[Mars Rover]], the [[Mars Science Laboratory|Mars Science Lavoratory (MSL)]], named "Curiosity," planned to land in Gale Crater on 6 August 2012.<ref name="NASA-20120327">{{cite web |author=NASA Staff|title='Mount Sharp' on Mars Compared to Three Big Mountains on Earth|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/multimedia/pia15292-Fig2.html|date=27 March 2012 |publisher=[[NASA]] |accessdate=31 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="NASA-20120328">{{cite web |last=Agle |first=D. C.|title='Mount Sharp' On Mars Links Geology's Past and Future|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/news/msl20120328.html|date=28 March 2012 |publisher=[[NASA]] |accessdate=31 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="Space-20120329">{{cite web |author=Staff |title=NASA's New Mars Rover Will Explore Towering 'Mount Sharp'|url=http://www.space.com/15097-mars-mountain-sharp-curiosity-rover.html|date=29 March 2012 |publisher=[[Space.com]] |accessdate=30 March 2012 }}</ref> |
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Robert P. Sharp (1911 - 26 May 2004) was an expert on the geological surfaces of the Earth and the planet Mars.[1] Sharp was the former head of the geological sciences division at Caltech from 1952 to 1968. He retired in 1979 but continued leading geological field trips afterwards.
Sharp was a native of Oxnard, California; attended Caltech as an undergraduate in 1930, earning a bachelor's degree (1934) and master's degree (1935); and later, attended Harvard University for a doctorate (1938) in geology.[2] Sharp served in the Army Air Force during World War II as an analyst in the Artic, Desert and Tropical Information Center and achieved the rank of captain. Sharp was a professor at the University of Illinois, the University of Minnesota and later, in 1947, at Caltech.
On 28 March 2012, NASA named a mountain on the planet Mars in his honor. Mount Sharp is located in the center of Gale Crater and is the expected destination of a Mars Rover, the Mars Science Lavoratory (MSL), named "Curiosity," planned to land in Gale Crater on 6 August 2012.[3][4][5]
See also
References
- ^ Latimes Staff (28 May 2004). "Robert P. Sharp, 92; Expert on Surfaces of Earth and Mars". Latimes. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ Staff (2009). "Guide to the Papers of Robert P. Sharp, 1933-1996". California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ NASA Staff (27 March 2012). "'Mount Sharp' on Mars Compared to Three Big Mountains on Earth". NASA. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ Agle, D. C. (28 March 2012). "'Mount Sharp' On Mars Links Geology's Past and Future". NASA. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ Staff (29 March 2012). "NASA's New Mars Rover Will Explore Towering 'Mount Sharp'". Space.com. Retrieved 30 March 2012.