Carolyn Porco

Planetary scientist who led the imaging science team for the Cassini mission to Saturn from 2004 to 2017, and previously worked on the Voyager missions in the 1980s. She has authored over 125 scientific papers on astronomy and planetary science. Her major research contributions include the discovery of Neptune ring arcs, research on planetary rings across the giant planets, and leading discoveries on Enceladus, which revealed geysers erupting from a subsurface global ocean.