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Heidi Hammel

1960 - Today

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Heidi B. Hammel (born March 14, 1960) is an American planetary astronomer who has extensively studied Neptune and Uranus. She was part of the team imaging Neptune from Voyager 2 in 1989. She led the team using the Hubble Space Telescope to view Shoemaker-Levy 9's impact with Jupiter in 1994. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Heidi Hammel has received more than 57,019 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Heidi Hammel is the 627th most popular astronomer, the 16,941st most popular biography from United States and the 133rd most popular American Astronomer.

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  • 15

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  • 2.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Heidi Hammel ranks 627 out of 644Before her are Anja Cetti Andersen, Eva Grebel, Zdeněk Moravec, Dale Frail, Amy Mainzer, and Tetsuo Kagawa. After her are Alan Stern, Ulrika Babiaková, Vicky Kalogera, C. Michelle Olmstead, Timothy B. Spahr, and Anna Frebel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Heidi Hammel ranks 811Before her are Nicola Griffith, Jennifer Holliday, Ray Armstead, Grayson Perry, Mike McFarlane, and Mike Turner. After her are Caroline Lucas, Osvaldo Golijov, John Pizzarelli, Dean Heller, Tanvi Azmi, and Jack McConnell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Heidi Hammel ranks 16,941 out of 20,380Before her are Victor Oladipo (1992), Jordin Sparks (1989), Bart Johnson (1970), Mike Turner (1960), Madeline Brewer (1992), and Jon Olsen (1969). After her are King Von (1994), Anthony Ramos (1991), Danielle Brooks (1989), Jack Dylan Grazer (2003), Frances Haugen (1980), and Drew Brees (1979).

Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, Heidi Hammel ranks 133Before her are James Gunn (1938), Jeff T. Alu (1966), David J. Tholen (1955), Matthew J. Holman (1967), Martha P. Haynes (1951), and Amy Mainzer (1974). After her are Alan Stern (1957), C. Michelle Olmstead (1969), and Robert S. McMillan (2000).