It’s time for today’s KSJD Outdoor Report. Today, we remember Eugene Shoemaker, born on this day in 1928. Shoemaker was a trailblazer in planetary geology, helping prove that many craters on Earth and the Moon were formed by asteroid impacts, not volcanic activity, as was widely believed at the time. His work on Meteor Crater in Arizona revolutionized our understanding of Earth's history and extinction events.
Shoemaker also played a key role in training Apollo astronauts to recognize important geological features on the Moon. His efforts ensured that each Moon mission returned invaluable scientific data, despite some criticisms over engineering priorities.
Today, Shoemaker is remembered as one of the driving forces behind our modern understanding of the solar system.
