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Pierre Léna | |
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Born | 22 November 1937
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Occupation | Astrophysicist
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Pierre Léna, born on 22 November 1937 in Paris, is a French astrophysicist. [1] [2] He is a member of the French Academy of Sciences.
In 1973, Léna was one of the scientists aboard the Concorde 001 during its flight in the shadow of a solar eclipse. Aboard, he conducted an experiment studying the F-corona (dust particles left over from comets in the sun's corona). Léna later published a book, Concorde 001 et l’ombre de la Lune (2015), about his experience with the flight. [3] [4]
Winner of Fernand Holweck Medal and Prize in 1995, among others. [5]