Essam Heggy
Early Life
Essam Heggy was born in the city of Tripoli in 1975. He got his high school diploma from Tunisia in the 1980s. Here, he also helped his father restore some Islamic monuments. His father was an artist.
Heggy then went on to study Astrophysics at Cairo University. Later, he went to Paris for his PhD. His PhD was in planetary science. This made him the first Egyptian PhD in Exoplanet Exploration. He studies the water on Mars in his work. NASA took notice of Heggy and invited him to join their team.
Year born: 1975
Research Areas: Deserts, Natural hazards, Space missions, Planets
Mars
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by USGS Astrogeology Science Center
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Order the Orbit
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