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Peter Thomas
Visiting Scientist, Cornell University
Peter Thomas is a Visiting Scientist in the Astronomy Department at Cornell University. He has been involved in a number of planetary missions, including Cassini, Mars Global Surveyor, Deep Impact, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Stardust, and the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity. His studies focus on planetary atmospheres.