Dr. Larry Lebofsky
Senior Education and Communication Specialist
Currently resides in Arizona
Targets of Interest: Asteroids, Ceres, Dwarf Planets, Exoplanets, Icy Satellites, Meteorites, Moon, Pluto, Small Satellites
Disciplines/Techniques: Education/Public Outreach (EPO), Ground-Based Observing
As a planetary astronomer, Dr. Larry Lebofsky has scientific expertise in a number of areas, in particular, observational studies of terrestrial planets, planetary satellites, and small solar system bodies. In addition, for the last 18 years, he has been heavily involved in all areas of EPO.
Past Projects
Near-Earth Asteroid Surfaces Aren’t Uniform: Using Thermal Models of Multi-Epoch Observations to Reveal Inhomogeneities
NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants Program
Institutional PI
Larry Lebofsky
Project Team
External Partners
- University of Arizona
The mass transfer function of a magnetosphere: Synoptic monitoring of Jupiter’s magnetospheric response to Io’s volcanic activity
NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants Program
Principal Investigator
Jeff Morgenthaler
Project Team
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Planetary fun at the Tucson Festival of Books
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