Donald B. Campbell is an Australian-born astronomer and Professor of Astronomy at Cornell University. Prior to joining the Cornell faculty he was Director of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico for seven years. Campbell's research work is in the general area of planetary studies with a concentration on the radio-wavelength-scattering properties of planets, planetary satellites, and small bodies. His work includes studies of Venus,[1] the Moon,[2] the Galilean satellites of Jupiter,[3] Titan,[4] as well as comets[5] and asteroids.[6] Campbell observed near-Earth asteroid 433 Eros, which was the first asteroid detected by the Arecibo Observatory radar system.[7][8]
Honors and awards
edit- NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (1984)
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2003)
- The asteroid 4553 is named in his honor[9]
References
edit- ^ Campbell, D. B.; Stacy, N. J. S.; Newman, W. I.; Arvidson, R. E.; Jones, E. M.; Musser, G. S.; Roper, A. Y.; Schaller, C. (1992). "Magellan observations of extended impact crater related features on the surface of Venus". Journal of Geophysical Research. 97 (E10): 16249. Bibcode:1992JGR....9716249C. doi:10.1029/92JE01634. ISSN 0148-0227.
- ^ Campbell, Donald B.; Campbell, Bruce A.; Carter, Lynn M.; Margot, Jean-Luc; Stacy, Nicholas J. S. (2006). "No evidence for thick deposits of ice at the lunar south pole". Nature. 443 (7113): 835–837. Bibcode:2006Natur.443..835C. doi:10.1038/nature05167. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 17051213. S2CID 2346946.
- ^ Campbell, Donald B.; Chandler, John F.; Ostro, Steven J.; Pettengill, Gordon H.; Shapiro, Irwin I. (1978). "Galilean satellites: 1976 radar results". Icarus. 34 (2): 254–267. Bibcode:1978Icar...34..254C. doi:10.1016/0019-1035(78)90166-5. ISSN 0019-1035.
- ^ Campbell, Donald B.; Black, Gregory J.; Carter, Lynn M.; Ostro, Steven J. (2003). "Radar Evidence for Liquid Surfaces on Titan". Science. 302 (5644): 431–434. Bibcode:2003Sci...302..431C. doi:10.1126/science.1088969. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 14526087. S2CID 1551875.
- ^ Campbell, D. B.; Harmon, J. K.; Shapiro, I. I. (1989). "Radar observations of Comet Halley". The Astrophysical Journal. 338: 1094. Bibcode:1989ApJ...338.1094C. doi:10.1086/167259. ISSN 0004-637X.
- ^ Campbell, D.B.; Pettengill, G.H.; Shapiro, I.I. (1976). "70-cm radar observations of 433 Eros". Icarus. 28 (1): 17–20. Bibcode:1976Icar...28...17C. doi:10.1016/0019-1035(76)90080-4. ISSN 0019-1035.
- ^ Butrica, Andrew J. (1996). To see the unseen: a history of planetary radar astronomy (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. p. 224. ISBN 0160485789.
- ^ "Introduction to Asteroid Radar Astronomy". UCLA. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ IAU Minor Planet Center. "(4553) Doncampbell". minorplanetcenter.net.
External links
edit- Donald Campbell's web page at Cornell University
- Campbell's 2007 testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics: "Asteroid Threat"
- Campbell's 2004 testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics: "Lunar Science & Resources: Future Options"