What did Carolyn S. Shoemaker set a record for?
For the most comets discovered by an individual
For being the first woman on Mars
For being the first woman on the Moon
For the longest stay in Space
Answer
Carolyn S. Shoemaker set a record for the most comets discovered by an individual. She is credited with the discovery of 32 comets, and she was also involved in the discovery of 890 asteroids. She was a member of the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey, and she was the first woman to discover a comet. She also worked on the Spacewatch project, which is a program that searches for near-Earth objects.
Stargazing Success: Untangling the Universe of Carolyn S. Shoemaker
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