Gerard Kuiper

Considered to be the father of the modern planetary system. Hated by many, Loved by few, Respected by all.

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"There's got to be something out there"

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I mentored @thecarlsagan

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Pluto is a part of the Kuiper Belt

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Our @jasonrdavis discusses the pioneering work of Gerard Kuiper on Arizona Public Media @azpm http://t.co/jabiIWO5bp

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Geboren en getogen in Nederland

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I told Neil Armstrong what it would feel like to walk on the moon, and came back to earth to tell me I was 100% correct.

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Laid the foundation for the spacecraft missions of the late 20th and early 21st century #GOAT

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The legend

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Did you know there's carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Mars? Of course you did, because I discovered it.

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Discovering natural satellites like its my job

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I died two days before Christmas because God needed a gift

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@George_Hale13 it just looks like someone put their fingers over a flashlight and took some pictures

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I have craters on the moon, Mars, and Mercury named after me #HOLYcrap

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First person to confirm the presence of a methane atmosphere around Saturn's moon Titan #gassy

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I was the director of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona for 13 years

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I became a U.S. citizen in 1937

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Too busy identifying landing spots on the moon for the Apollo project to care.

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When people try to talk down on me but then I remember they don't have a massive asteroid belt named after them

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I studied at Leiden University and met my wife at Harvard College University

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My eyes could see 4x farther than any of you average astronomers #mirrors #MyEyesAreReal