William Merz Sinton (April 11, 1925 – March 16, 2004)[1] was a Harvard astronomer whose 1950s studies seemed to support the existence of Martian vegetation.
[2] A crater on Mars is named after him.
He received many awards and recognitions, including the 1954 Adolph Lomb Medal from OSA.
During his lifetime, he published over 100 scientific papers and two books.
[3] This United States astronomer article is a stub.