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'''Larry W. Esposito''' ([[April 15]], [[1951]] – ) is an American [[planetary science|planetary astronomer]] and a Professor at the [[Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics]], [[University of Colorado]]. A [[1973]] graduate of the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], Esposito received his Ph.D in [[Astronomy]] from the [[University of Massachusetts-Amherst]]. In [[1985]], he was awarded the [[H. C. Urey Prize]] by the [[American Astronomical Society]]. His current work involves planetary atmospheres and [[planetary ring|ring]] systems.
'''Larry W. Esposito''' (born [[April 15]], [[1951]]) is an American [[planetary science|planetary astronomer]] and a Professor at the [[Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics]], [[University of Colorado]]. A [[1973]] graduate of the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], Esposito received his Ph.D in [[Astronomy]] from the [[University of Massachusetts-Amherst]]. In [[1985]], he was awarded the [[H. C. Urey Prize]] by the [[American Astronomical Society]]. His current work involves planetary atmospheres and [[planetary ring|ring]] systems.


Esposito is the Principal Investigator for the Ultra-Violet Imaging Spectrograph aboard the NASA [[Cassini-Huygens]] unmanned mission to the [[Saturn (planet)|Saturn]] system.
Esposito is the Principal Investigator for the Ultra-Violet Imaging Spectrograph aboard the NASA [[Cassini-Huygens]] unmanned mission to the [[Saturn (planet)|Saturn]] system.

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Larry W. Esposito (born April 15, 1951) is an American planetary astronomer and a Professor at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado. A 1973 graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Esposito received his Ph.D in Astronomy from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. In 1985, he was awarded the H. C. Urey Prize by the American Astronomical Society. His current work involves planetary atmospheres and ring systems.

Esposito is the Principal Investigator for the Ultra-Violet Imaging Spectrograph aboard the NASA Cassini-Huygens unmanned mission to the Saturn system.