About Zdenek Sekanina
Born 1936. Zdenek Sekanina is an American and Czech astronomer, physicist and astrophysicist.
Zdeněk Sekanina (born 12 June 1936) is a Czech-American astronomer and scientist.
In 1959, Sekanina studied astronomy at Charles University in Prague, where he graduated in 1963. After the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, he emigrated to the United States. Since 1980, he has been working at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
His main areas of professional study are meteors and interplanetary dust as well as the study of comets. During the course of his investigations, he dealt with Halley's Comet, the Tunguska event, as well as the break-up and impact of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 on Jupiter.
He was involved in the data evaluation of the Giotto, Stardust, and Solar and Heliospheric Observatory missions.
The asteroid 1913 Sekanina was named after him.
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Who is Zdenek Sekanina?
Czech-American astronomer
When was Zdenek Sekanina born?
Zdenek Sekanina was born on 12 June 1936 in Mladá Boleslav.
What is Zdenek Sekanina's occupation?
Zdenek Sekanina is an astronomer, physicist and astrophysicist.
What nationality is Zdenek Sekanina?
Zdenek Sekanina is American and Czech.
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