Michael J. Belton
Michael J. S. Belton (September 29, 1934 – June 4, 2018) was President of Belton Space Exploration Initiatives and Emeritus Astronomer at the
University of California at Berkeley for his doctoral thesis on "The Interaction of Type II Comet Tails with the Interplanetary Medium".[4]
Belton was born in
comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter.[4]
Honors
- Gerard P. Kuiper Prize in Planetary Science, 1995[6]
- minor planet 3498 Belton has been named for him[7]
- Plutonian feature Belton Regio has been named for him[8]
References
- ^ "Michael J. Belton (1934 - 2018) - Obituary Needed | American Astronomical Society". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ^ "Michael J. S. Belton (1934-2018)". 5 June 2018.
- ISBN 0-309-55902-2.
- ^ a b "Michael Belton Bio". Belton Space Exploration. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ISBN 9780787665241.
- ^ "Gerard P. Kuiper Prize in Planetary Sciences". American Astronomical Society.
- ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
- ^ "Two Names Approved for Pluto: Belton Regio and Safronov Regio | USGS Astrogeology Science Center". astrogeology.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
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