Fred Whipple Flashcards
1
Q
What are his major discoveries?
A
Periodic comet: 3P Whipple (1933)
Asteroid: 1252 Celestia (1933)
2
Q
What is he the founder of?
A
“Operation Moonwatch”
3
Q
What is Whipple known for?
A
The invention of Whipple Shields.
4
Q
What does the Whipple Shield do?
A
It protects the space craft and acts as a meteor bumper.
5
Q
What theory did he come up with?
A
“Dirty Snowball” (1950)
He proposed comets were made of rock, dust, and ice instead of “sand”
