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Dr. George R. Carruthers
1939-2020

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Astronomer

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Engineer

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Inventor

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Teacher

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Mentor

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Pioneer

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He built the Far Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrograph – the first Moon-based telescope.

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The camera was used by astronauts during the Apollo 16 mission.

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Young set up an ultraviolet camera to provide the first astronomical observations from the Moon.

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It remains on the Moon to this day.

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The camera captured the first image of Earth in ultraviolet light, revealing the geocorona – the luminous part of the atmosphere's outermost layer.

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50 years later. NASA has developed a mission that will build upon and continue Dr. Carruthers’ study of the geocorona.

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In his honor, NASA is naming the mission for him.

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The

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Carruthers Geocorona Observatory

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Dr. George R. Carruthers’ contributions to physics, astronomy, and education transcend time,

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and his namesake mission will usher in the next generation of space exploration.