Black and white photo of Eugene Shoemaker at Meteor Crater, Arizona, in the mid-1960s. He's wearing a cowboy hat and holding a long, slender object, possibly a geological tool. Shoemaker, a pioneering astrogeologist, significantly contributed to lunar science and the training of Apollo astronauts. His ashes were later sent to the Moon aboard the Lunar Prospector spacecraft.

Astronomy Picture from 15/01/1998

Eugene Shoemaker: 1928-1997

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Dr. Eugene Shoemaker, a pioneering planetary scientist, became the first and only person to be buried on the moon. After his death in 1997, a portion of his ashes was sent aboard the Lunar Prospector spacecraft on July 31, 1999.

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