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James B. Garvin

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James B. Garvin
Physics
#7138
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#9150
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#1802
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Planetary Science
#130
World Rank
#132
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#60
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Astrophysics
#811
World Rank
#867
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#192
USA Rank
Astronomy
#1183
World Rank
#1932
Historical Rank
#438
USA Rank
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According to Wikipedia, James B. Garvin served as NASA's Chief Scientist from October 2004 to September 2005 and is known for his foundational work in NASA's Mars explorational programs. Garvin arrived at the Goddard Space Flight Center since 1984 where he first served as a staff scientist developing remote sensing instrumentation and has been based there or at the nearby NASA headquarters in Washington D.C. since then. His career has spanned disciplines as Earth system science, Mars Exploration, lunar exploration, Venus, asteroids, and the outer planets. He has been a co-investigator on NASA's Mars Observer, Mars Global Surveyor, NEAR-Shoemaker, OSIRIS-REx, Mars Curiosity Rover, Canada's Radarsat, and ESA's Envisat missions.

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