Gene and Carolyn Shoemaker at Palomar observatory in 1994.

USGS Astrogeology raises a toast to the significant contributions made by Eugene (“Gene”) Shoemaker to planetary science, astronaut geologic training...

The USGS Astrogeology family is grieving the loss of Carolyn Shoemaker, who died on August 13 at the age of 92. Shoemaker was a world-renowned...