Charles Schnetzler

Charles Carter Schnetzler (June 3, 1930 – December 15, 2009) was a planetary scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Schnetzler is best known for analyzing moon rocks brought back by the Apollo program and for studying the Earth's environment using the Landsat and the Earth Observing System.^[1] On November 4, 2009, Schnetzler was seriously injured after being hit by a car while walking near his home on Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia, Maryland.^[2] He later died in his home on December 15, 2009.^[1]

Selected publications

• James B. Garvin, Susan E. H. Sakimoto, James J. Frawley and Charles Schnetzler (April 2000). "North Polar Region Craterforms on Mars: Geometric Characteristics from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter" (PDF). Icarus 144 (2): 329–352. Bibcode:2000Icar..144..329G. doi:10.1006/icar.1999.6298.
• Fiske, P. S., Schnetzler, C. C., McHone, J., Chanthavaichith, K. K., Homsombath, I., Phouthakayalat, T. (1999). "Layered tektites of Southeast Asia: Field studies in Central Laos and Vietnam". Meteoritics & Planetary Science 34 (5): 757–762. Bibcode:1999M&PS...34..757F. doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1999.tb01388.x.
• Schnetzler C. C. and Mchone J.F. (1996). "Source of Australasian tektites: Investigating possible impact sites in Laos". Meteoritics and Planetary Science 31: 73–76. Bibcode:1996M&PS...31...73S. doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1996.tb02055.x.

References

1. Schudel, Matt (January 14, 2010). "Charles Schnetzler dies; was authority on planetary sciences". The Washington Post.
2. Rita, Mike Santa (November 5, 2009). "Columbia man, 79, hit by car, in critical condition". Columbia Flyer.