Background
Gale was born in Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales.
Gale was born in Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales.
He had a strong interest in astronomy and built his first telescope in 1884. He discovered a number of comets, including the lost periodic comet 34D/Gale. He also discovered some double stars.
In 1892 he described oases and canals on Mars.
He was awarded the Jackson-Gwilt Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1935 for "discoveries of comets and his work for astronomy in New South Wales."
A crater on Mars, Gale Crater, was named in his honour. lieutenant was selected as the 2012 landing site for the Curiosity Rover.