Pierre Léna
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| Born | 22 November 1937  |
| Occupation | Astrophysicist |
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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.
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- ^ "Pierre Léna | Liste des membres de l'Académie des sciences / L | Listes par ordre alphabétique | Listes des membres | Membres | Nous connaître". academie-sciences.fr. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
- ^ "Science is a collective human adventure: interview with Pierre Léna | www.scienceinschool.org". scienceinschool.org. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
- ^ Hatherill, Chris (2016-03-09). "When Astronomers Chased a Total Eclipse in a Concorde". Vice. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ Léna, Pierre (2015). Racing the Moon’s Shadow with Concorde 001 [Concorde 001 et l’ombre de la Lune]. Astronomers' Universe. Translated by Lyle, Stephen. Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-21729-1. ISBN 978-3-319-21728-4.
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