Given the question: What key details about william kenneth hartmann can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: william kenneth hartmann is a noted planetary scientist , artist , author , and writer . he was the first to convince the scientific mainstream that the earth had once been hit by a planet sized body -lrb- theia -rrb- , creating both the moon and the earth 's 23.5 tilt . born in pennsylvania in 1939 , he received his b.s. in physics from pennsylvania state university , and an m.s. in geology and phd in astronomy from the university of arizona . his career spans over 40 years , from work in the early 1960s with gerard kuiper on mare orientale , and work on the mariner 9 mars mapping project , to current work on the mars global surveyor imaging team . he is currently a senior scientist at the planetary science institute . strongly influenced by chesley bonestell , he has long been one of america 's leading space artists , and has written and illustrated , often collaboratively with artist ron miller , numerous books on the history of earth and the solar system . hartmann is a fellow of the international association of astronomical artists . his written work also includes textbooks , short fiction , and novels , the most recent being published in 2002 . in 1997 he was the first recipient of the '' carl sagan medal for excellence in public communication in planetary science '' from the american astronomical society , division for planetary sciences . hartmann was a member of the 1966 -- 1968 university of colorado ufo project , informally known as the condon committee , a controversial public study of ufos sponsored by the u.s. air force . he primarily investigated photographic evidence , rejecting most as unreliable or inconclusive , but in his studies published in the committee 's final report , hartmann concluded two cases were unexplained and particularly noteworthy as probative evidence of the reality of ufos . asteroid 3341 hartmann is named after him .
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- fields is planetary science- workplaces is planetary science institute- awards is g.k. in public communication in planetary science gilbert award , carl sagan medal for excellence- birth date is 6 june 1939- name is william k. hartmann- birth place is new kensington , pennsylvania , u.s.- alma mater is pennsylvania state university university of arizona