Alexander, Claudia
1959-2015 · Contribution: 1990s-2010s
Planetary scientist and geophysicist
Planetary science mission leadership
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- Born
- 1959, Vancouver, Canada
- Active since
- 1986
- Category
- Science & Medicine
- Best known for
- Leading NASA's Galileo and Rosetta missions
Impact on the world
Alexander guided two of the most ambitious planetary missions of her era to completion, expanding human knowledge of Jupiter's system and of comets, remnants of the early solar system.
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