Merri Sue Carter

Merri Sue Carter (born 1964) is an American astronomer who works at the United States Naval Observatory as director of the World Data Center for the Rotation of the Earth, Washington.

She is also the author of books on the history of astronomy with her father, geodesist William E. Carter.

Carter was born on November 16, 1964, in Columbus, Ohio,[1] where her father, William E. Carter, was studying geodesy at Ohio State University.

He became a research geodesist for the United States Air Force, the University of Hawaii, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the family moved frequently as Carter was growing up.

[1] There, she directs the World Data Center for the Rotation of the Earth, Washington, which coordinates data for the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service.