Stanton J. Peale
Stanton J. Peale | |
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| Born | Stanton Jerrold Peale January 23, 1937 |
| Died | May 14, 2015 (aged 78) |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
| Awards | Newcomb Cleveland Prize (1979) James Craig Watson Medal Award for Contributions to Astronomy (1982), Brouwer Award (1992) National Academy of Sciences (2009) Kuiper Prize (2016) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics, planetary science |
| Institutions | Cornell University, University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, Santa Barbara |
Stanton Jerrold Peale (January 23, 1937 – May 14, 2015) was an American astrophysicist, planetary scientist, and Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His research interests include the geophysical and dynamical properties of planets and exoplanets.