Whipple Award

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| name = Fred Whipple Award

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| awarded_for = outstanding contributions in the field of planetary science

| presenter = American Geophysical Union

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| year = 1990

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The Fred Whipple Award, established in 1989 by the Planetary Sciences Section of the American Geophysical Union, is presented to an individual who makes an outstanding contribution to the field of planetary science.{{cite web|title=Fred Whipple Award|url=http://honors.agu.org/sfg-award-lecture/fred-whipple-award/|publisher=American Geophysical Union|accessdate=15 October 2017}} The award was established to honor Fred Whipple. The Whipple Award includes an opportunity to present an invited lecture during the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.