Ronald Greeley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ronald Greeley

Planetary geologist

Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1939

Place of Birth: Columbus, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 27-Oct-2011

Profession: geologist, planetary geologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Ronald Greeley (August 25, 1939 – October 27, 2011) was a Regents’ Professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) at Arizona State University (ASU), the Director of the NASA-ASU Regional Planetary Image Facility (RPIF), and Principal Investigator of the Planetary Aeolian Laboratory at NASA-Ames Research Center.
He was involved with lunar and planetary studies since 1967 and most recently focused his research on understanding planetary surface processes and geologic histories.