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Larry W. Esposito (born April 15, 1951[1]) is an American planetary astronomer and a professor at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado Boulder.[2] A 1973 graduate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Esposito received his Ph.D. in astronomy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.[1] In 1985, he was awarded the H. C. Urey Prize by the American Astronomical Society.[3] He was also awarded The NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement, and the Richtmeyer Lecture Award from the American Association of Physics Teachers and the American Physical Society. His current work involves planetary atmospheres and ring systems.

Esposito was the principal investigator for the Ultra-Violet Imaging Spectrograph aboard the NASA Cassini-Huygens unmanned mission to the Saturn system.[2][4]

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Larry W. Esposito (né le 15 avril 1951[1]) est un astronome américain spécialiste de planétologie et professeur au Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics de l'Université du Colorado à Boulder[2]. Après une licence de mathématiques en 1973 au MIT, Esposito devient docteur en astronomie à l'Université du Massachusetts d'Amherst[1]. En 1985, il reçoit le Prix Harold Clayton Urey de l'Union américaine d'astronomie[3]. Il travaille sur l'atmosphère des planètes et les systèmes d'anneau planétaire.

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