Editing Robert Ballard (section)

==Awards and honors==
* In 1988, he was awarded an honorary degree (Doctor of Science) by the [[University of Bath]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bath.ac.uk/ceremonies/hongrads/ |title=Honorary Graduates 1989 to present |publisher=[[University of Bath]] |work=bath.ac.uk |access-date=February 18, 2012 |archive-date=December 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219000643/http://www.bath.ac.uk/ceremonies/hongrads/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* In 1990, he received the [[American Academy of Achievement]]'s Golden Plate Award.<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert D. Ballard, Ph.D. Biography and Interview|website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url=https://www.achievement.org/achiever/robert-d-ballard-ph-d/#biography|access-date=April 8, 2019|archive-date=January 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115044210/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/robert-d-ballard-ph-d#biography|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Kilby International Awards]] recipient in 1994<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kilby.org/kl_past_laureates.html|title=The Kilby International Awards Foundation|website=www.kilby.org|access-date=August 31, 2009|archive-date=May 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514102456/http://www.kilby.org/kl_past_laureates.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* In 1995, he was awarded with the Explorers Club Medal of [[The Explorers Club]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.explorers.org/about/history/the_explorers_club_medal|title=The Explorers Club Medal|website=www.explorers.org|access-date=May 26, 2020|archive-date=June 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616041945/https://www.explorers.org/about/history/the_explorers_club_medal|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* In 1996 the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation awarded Ballard its Lone Sailor Award for his naval service and his work on underwater archaeology.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.navymemorial.org/honorees|title=Lone Sailor Award Recipients|website=navymemorial.org|publisher=United States Navy Memorial|access-date=January 24, 2025}}</ref>
* The [[Caird Medal]] of the [[National Maritime Museum]] in 2002{{citation_needed|date=August 2019}} 
* Asteroid [[11277 Ballard]], discovered by [[Carolyn Shoemaker|Carolyn]] and [[Eugene Shoemaker]] at [[Palomar Observatory]], was named in his honor in 2002.<ref name="Asteroid-Ballard">{{cite web   |title      = 11277 Ballard (1988 TW2)   |work      = Minor Planet Center   |url      = https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=11277   |access-date      = September 25, 2018   |archive-date      = March 8, 2021   |archive-url      = https://web.archive.org/web/20210308103534/https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=11277   |url-status      = live   }}</ref>
* The [[National Humanities Medal]] for 2003.<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Ballard, Ph.D. |url=https://www.neh.gov/about/awards/national-humanities-medals/robert-ballard-phd |website=NEH.gov |publisher=National Endowment for the Humanities |access-date=January 24, 2025}}</ref>