Pierre Léna

Pierre Léna, born on 22 November 1937 in Paris, is a French astrophysicist. He is a member of the French Academy of Sciences.

In 1973, Léna was one of the scientists aboard the Concorde 001 during its flight in the shadow of a solar eclipse. Aboard, he conducted an experiment studying the F-corona (dust particles left over from comets in the sun's corona). Léna later published a book, ''Concorde 001 et l’ombre de la Lune'' (2015), about his experience with the flight.

He was the winner of the Fernand Holweck Medal and Prize in 1995, among other awards received. Provided by Wikipedia