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Our moon makes Earth a more livable planet by moderating our home planet's wobble on its axis, leading to a relatively stable climate, and creating a tidal rhythm that has guided humans for thousands of years. The Moon was likely formed after a Mars-sized body collided with Earth and the debris formed into the most prominent feature in our night sky.

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Charles "Karl" Hibbitts
Planetary Scientist

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Charles Hall
(1920 - 1999)
Project Manager

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David Kring
Senior Staff Scientist

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Glenn Light
Director, Department of Sensor Systems and Nondestructive Evaluation

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Alan Bean
Astronaut

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Maria Zuber
Geophysicist

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Joan Salute
Program Executive

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Brian Day
Education and Public Outreach Lead

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David S. McKay
(1936 - 2013)
Chief Scientist

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Christine Floss
Research Professor

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Pamela Gay
Astronomer and Assistant Research Professor

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Angela Green
Lunar Sample Processor

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Al Hibbs
Scientist

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Gordon Johnston
Program Executive

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Rachel Klima
Planetary Geologist

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Gerard Kuiper
(1905 - 1973)
Astronomer

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Catherine Neish
NASA Postdoctoral Fellow

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Sarah Noble
Planetary Geologist

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Yvonne Pendleton
Director, NASA's Lunar Science Institute

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Carl Sagan
(1934 - 1996)
Planetary Scientist

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Paul Spudis
Lunar Geologist

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Alan Stern
Principal Investigator, New Horizons

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Craig Tooley
Project Manager

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Barbara Cohen
Planetary Scientist

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John Bresina
Computer Scientist

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Daniel Andrews
Project Manager

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Amanda Hendrix
Planetary Scientist