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Sara Russell

earth scientist; leader of the Planetary Materials Group at the Natural History Museum, London
Person human Q56069168

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[19]
Date of birth
1966
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[6]
Occupation
meteorologist, geologist, scientist, geophysicist
Employer
Natural History Museum[11]
Field of work
planetary geology, meteorite, planetary science, geophysics[7][8][9][10]
Educated at
University of Cambridge, The Open University[12][13]
Award received
Keith Runcorn Prize, Antarctica Service Medal, Bigsby Medal[14][15][16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Family name
Russel, Russell[20][21]
Given name
Sara, Samantha[22][23]
Member of
Meteoritical Society, Wikidata item[17][18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sara Russell en S.S. Russell en S. S. Russell en Sara S. Russell en Sara S Russell en Sara Samantha Russell ar سارة راسل cs Sara Samantha Russell cs Sara Samantha Russellová cs Sara Russellová cs Sara Russell da Sara Samantha Russell de Sara Samantha Russell en-gb Sara Samantha Russell es Sara Samantha Russell es S. S. Russell fa سارا راسل fi Sara Samantha Russell fr Sara Samantha Russell hu Sara Samantha Russell
🔖 Identifiers · 19
ISNI
0000000081861603
ORCID iD
0000-0001-5531-7847
VIAF cluster ID
117099136
Library of Congress authority ID
n99252727
GND ID
1165621460
OpenAlex ID
A5035071567, A5135596136as of 2026-09-23
where from?
Source
OpenAlex
Edition
20260923 · as of 2026-09-23
Bronze
not in the catalog
Transform
4ort-mint · openalex:20260923 · version not recorded
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Sara Russell on The Moon Landings & Cosmic Mineralogy.jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
42231
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13756071s
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11gk_2whgg
IdRef ID
079060978
NL CR AUT ID
jo20241234096
Show all 19 identifiers +7
NUKAT ID
n2002067121
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
207140766
Open Library ID
OL3477957A
RERO ID (legacy)
A014020029
Scopus author ID
7401537702
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmP3dw9KvxmD6MGHJjcT3
Yale LUX ID
person/9547fcf6-20c2-4d2a-9514-13759908b5e4

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Source: OpenAlex (openalex.org), snapshot of 2026-09-23. CC0 1.0 Universal. CC0 1.0 Universal · OpenAlex
🔗 Connections
Field of work 4
meteorite, geophysics, planetary science, planetary geology
Occupation 4
scientist, geologist, meteorologist, geophysicist
Award received 3
Bigsby Medal, Antarctica Service Medal, Keith Runcorn Prize
Author of 2
Definition and use of functional analogues in planetary exploration, The variety and origin of materials accreted by Bennu’s parent asteroid
Educated at 2
University of Cambridge, The Open University
Given name 2
Sara, Samantha
← Authored by 2
Definition and use of functional analogues in planetary exploration, The variety and origin of materials accreted by Bennu’s parent asteroid
Affiliated with 1
Natural History Museum
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Employer 1
Natural History Museum
Family name 1
Russell
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Named after 1
5497 Sararussell
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Sara Russell was born in 1966[1]. She has worked as a meteorologist[2], geologist[3], scientist[4], and geophysicist[5].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Sara Russell include 5497 Sararussell[25], an asteroid[26].

Why It Matters

Entities named for her include 5497 Sararussell[25], an asteroid[26].

FAQs

What did Sara Russell do for work?

Sara Russell worked as a meteorologist[2], geologist[3], scientist[4], and geophysicist[5].

Where did Sara Russell go to school?

Sara Russell was educated at University of Cambridge[12] and The Open University[13].

What awards did Sara Russell receive?

Honors received include Keith Runcorn Prize[14], Antarctica Service Medal[15], and Bigsby Medal[16].

Related Entities

geophysics planetary geology planetary science United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . ras.ac.uk. Retrieved . ras.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . assets.cambridge.org. assets.cambridge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . geolsoc.org.uk. geolsoc.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . meteoritical.org. Retrieved . meteoritical.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · WaterfallEditor · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Meteoritical Society, Wikidata item
    Sitelink count → 8
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'ur', 'zh']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Member of: Wikidata item"
  2. 8w ago · WaterfallEditor · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spouse → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Spouse: Riz Mokal"
  3. 9w ago · WaterfallEditor · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Keith Runcorn Prize, Antarctica Service Medal, Bigsby Medal
    Member of → Meteoritical Society, Wikidata item
    Spouse → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Spouse: Riz Mokal"
  4. 10w ago · WaterfallEditor · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Occupation → meteorologist, geologist, scientist +1
    Given name → Sara, Samantha
    Employer → Natural History Museum
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Award received: Keith Runcorn Prize"
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