Seymour Hess
Seymour Hess · Science & Medicine
Planetary scientist who pioneered the study of planetary atmospheres, notably of Mars
1920, Brooklyn, New York, United States — 1982, United States
United States
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Seymour L. Hess was an American meteorologist and planetary scientist who pioneered the study of planetary atmospheres, especially that of Mars, and led the meteorology team for NASA's Viking mission that reported the first weather measurements from the Martian surface in 1976. He founded and long chaired Florida State University's meteorology department. He was Jewish.
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Planetary scientist who pioneered the study of planetary atmospheres, notably of Mars
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