Mario Acuña, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mario Acuña

Argentinean astrophysicist who worked at NASA

Date of Birth: 12-Mar-1940

Place of Birth: Córdoba, Córdoba Province, Argentina

Date of Death: 05-Mar-2009

Profession: astrophysicist

Nationality: United States, Argentina

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Mario Acuña (March 12, 1940 – March 5, 2009), born in Córdoba, Argentina, was a research scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in the Space Plasmas and Planetary Magnetospheres Branches, and then as a Senior Astrophysicist.
He was a major pioneer in the field of planetary magnetism.