I grew up with the Apollo programme and it was that which i… - Rosaly Lopes

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I grew up with the Apollo programme and it was that which inspired me a lot. I wanted to be an astronaut, at first, but I saw that I was a woman, Brazilian, and very short-sighted. So, really, it was not going to happen. I decided that I was going to help the space programme as a scientist. I decided this very early and never strayed from this path.

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Rosaly M. C. Lopes (born January 8, 1957) is a planetary geologist, volcanologist, an author of numerous scientific papers and several books, as well as a proponent of education.

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Alternative Names: Rosaly Lopes-Gautier • R. Lopes • R. Lopes-Gautier • Rosaly M. C. Lopes • Rosaly M. C. Lopes-Gautier • R M C Lopes • R.M.C. Lopes • R. M. C. Lopes • Rosaly M C Lopes

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