Eugene Shoemaker & Impacting Theory P1

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This may be a repeat, so my humble apologias, if another forum member has posted it already.
Short autobiography included at the start.

Eugene Shoemaker & Impacting Theory P1
Kurdistan Planetarium
Uploaded on Nov 15, 2009

Eugene Shoemaker and his theory about Earth being hit by impacting bodies throughout its long history.
Ever since he witnessed blasting of an under ground neuclear explosion that created a giant crater, he came to the conclusion that many scars here on Earth including Arizona crater was infact created by impacting asteroids not a volcanic eruptions as was widely accepted in the time. his attention was on the Moon and he was the first to prove that lunar craters are impacting craters. he became Gelogist advisor to the Apollo Astronanuts during the 70's. He along with His wife Caroline and their co worker David Levy discovered the comet Shoemaker - Leviy 9 that hit Jupiter in July 1994, proving his impacting theory. since then it was discovered that thousands of Asteroids criss crossign planet Earth orbit, many of them that hit Earth in the past and certainly will hit us again, all we have to do is to search for them and calculate their trajectories so that something can be done to prevent them surprising us and causing mass exinctions the way they did to the Dinosaurs 65 millions years ago

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_www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCL1aA0RFGo P-1
_www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzV2_5zhMTg P-2
_www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVUQ4UiF5yg P-3
_www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr5bV60jIvk P-4
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Tributes
_www.angelfire.com/planet/go521_shoemaker/#Shoe3

Shoemaker once stated that he considered himself a scientific historian, one whose mission in life is to relate geologic and planetary events in a perspective manner. To many others he was a pioneer, single handedly creating the science of planetary geology. The awards and recognition that he received from the many who recognized the impotance of his work are almost too numerous to mention. He was a 1992 recipient of the National Medal of Science, the highest scientific honor bestowed by the President of the United States. He was also awarded the NASA Medal for Scientific Achievement; U.S. Department of the Interior Honor Award for Meritorious Service; Arthur L. Day Medal of the Geological Society of America; G.K. Gilbert Award of the Geological Society of America; Kuiper Prize of the American Astronomical Society; Distinguished Alumni Award of the California Institute of Technology; U.S. National Medal of Science; Bowie Medal, American Geophysical Union; Special Award, American Association of Petroleum Geologists; Shoemaker Award, Texas Section of the American Institute of Professional Geologists, awarded posthumously, 1997. There were numerous other awards granted by Universities and other nation's scientific institutions.

The most fitting tribute to Gene Shoemaker was bestowed upon him by a former student after he died. Several friends and family, as well as NASA and the JPL, collaborated with Carolyn Porco, a former student and colleague of Shoemakers, to have his ashes placed on the Lunar Prospector module that was to be launched to the moon shortly after his death. In January, 1998 a small capsule containing Eugene M. Shoemakers ashes landed on the lunar surface. Inscribed on the capsule was a portion of a poem from Romeo and Juliet written by Shakespeare. At long last, Eugene M. Shoemaker had landed on the Moon.

And, when he shall die,
Take him and cut him out in little stars,
And he will make the face of heaven so fine
That all the world will be in love with night,
And pay no worship to the garish sun. ​