Christopher McKay | |
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 McKay in Antarctica in 2005 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Physics, Florida Atlantic University
Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University PhD in astrogeophysics, University of Colorado (1982) |
| Occupation(s) | Planetary Scientist, NASA Ames Research Center |
| Organization | Planetary Society Mars Society |
Christopher P. McKay (born 1954)[1] is an American planetary scientist at NASA Ames Research Center, studying planetary atmospheres, astrobiology, and terraforming. McKay majored in physics at Florida Atlantic University, where he also studied mechanical engineering, graduating in 1975,[2][3] and received his PhD in astrogeophysics from the University of Colorado in 1982.[4][5][6]
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McKay. Discovered 1991 May 8 by R.H.McNaugth at Siding Spring. Named for Christopher P. McKay (b. 1954), sapce scientist and exobiologist ...
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