Amitabha Ghosh (planetary geologist)

Amitabh Ghosh
EducationDon Bosco School, Park Circus, Kolkata
Occupationplanetary geologist
Known forMember of NASA teams for Mars Pathfinder, MER, and selection of Curiosity landing site (Gale Crater)
AwardsNASA Mars Pathfinder Achievement Award (1997); NASA Mars Exploration Rover Achievement Award (2004)

Amitabh Ghosh is an American planetary geologist. He attended Don Bosco, Park Circus, Kolkata, and was a key team member who identified the landing site for Curiosity, the Gale crater location. Ghosh has played prominent roles in other NASA missions, such as the Mars Pathfinder and the MER (Mars Exploration Rover). He was the only Asian in the Pathfinder mission.

He was honoured with the NASA Mars Pathfinder Achievement Award in 1997 and the NASA Mars Exploration Rover Achievement Award in 2004.

References

  • "'IITians don't rule the world'". Rediff.com. 13 January 2005. Retrieved 26 April 2014.


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