Barringer Medal
Basic data of the distinction
Type of award: Research award or other distinction
Awarded by: The Meteoritical Society
Award given to: Deutsch, Alexander
Announced at: 15/10/2014
Date of awarding: 15/10/2014
About the distinction
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About the award
The Barringer Medal and Award recognize outstanding work in impact cratering and/or work that has led to a better understanding of impact phenomena. This honor was established in 1982 to honor the memory of D. Moreau Barringer Sr. and his son D. Moreau Barringer Jr. and is sponsored by the Barringer Crater Company. The senior Barringer was the first to seriously propose an impact origin for the crater that now bears his name. For nearly two decades he defended this theory against the vast majority of scientific opinion. The junior Barringer was the first to identify the Odessa crater, the second known impact site on Earth.
Type of award: Prize for excellent research
Website of the award or committee: https://meteoritical.org/awards/barringer-award
Zeitraum der Vergabe: since 1982