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Murray, John Barrett was born on March 7, 1945 in Cranham, Essex, England. Son of Alan Leslie and Phyllis May Lilian Murray.
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John Barrett Murray, British astronomer. Achievements include research in prediction of the orbit and position of a distant undiscovered solar system planet; discovery and identification of an equatorial frozen sea on Mars from Mars Express imagery; development of method of predicting lava output at Mount Etna. Member of International Astronomical Union.
Education
Bachelor with Honours, Magdalene College, Cambridge, 1967. Master of Philosophy in Lunar Geology, University College, London, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy in Earth Sciences, Magdalene College, Cambridge, 1987.
Career
Research assistant Observatoire de Paris, 1972—1974. Postdoctoral University London Observatory, Mill Hill, England, 1974—1981. Lecturer University de Savoie, Chambery, France, 1984—1985.
Special fellow University College, 1986—1988. Fellow, to senior fellow Open University, Milton Keynes, England, since 1989. Imaging team associate Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 1975, 1976—1977.
Co-investigator, HRSC experiment European Space Agency, since 2003.
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Member of International Astronomical Union.
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Children: Toby, Emma Archer.
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British
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Volcanology & Planetary Science grants, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (United Kingdom), since 1982, PPARC (United Kingdom), since 1982, National Center for Scientific Research(France), since 1982, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, since 1982.Volcanology & Planetary Science grants, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (United Kingdom), since 1982, PPARC (United Kingdom), since 1982, National Center for Scientific Research(France), since 1982, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, since 1982.