Pierre Léna Explained

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Pierre Léna, born on 22 November 1937 in Paris, is a French astrophysicist.^{[1] [2]} He is a member of the French Academy of Sciences.

In 1973, Léna was one of the scientists aboard the Concorde 001 during its flight in the shadow of a solar eclipse. Aboard, he conducted an experiment studying the F-corona (dust particles left over from comets in the sun's corona). Léna later published a book, Concorde 001 et l’ombre de la Lune (2015), about his experience with the flight.^{[3] [4]}

Winner of Fernand Holweck Medal and Prize in 1995, among others.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pierre Léna | Liste des membres de l'Académie des sciences / L | Listes par ordre alphabétique | Listes des membres | Membres | Nous connaître. academie-sciences.fr. 2016-12-10.
2. Web site: Science is a collective human adventure: interview with Pierre Léna | www.scienceinschool.org. scienceinschool.org. 2016-12-10.
3. Web site: Hatherill . Chris . 2016-03-09 . When Astronomers Chased a Total Eclipse in a Concorde . 2024-04-29 . Vice . en.
4. Book: Léna, Pierre . Pierre Léna . Racing the Moon’s Shadow with Concorde 001 . Springer International Publishing . 2015 . 978-3-319-21728-4 . Astronomers' Universe . en . Lyle . Stephen . Concorde 001 et l’ombre de la Lune . 10.1007/978-3-319-21729-1.
5. Web site: Pierre J. Léna . . 29 May 2024 . en.