[meteorite-list] Interesting asteroid names

From: Pekka Savolainen <pekka.savolainen_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:32:50 2004
Message-ID: <40577097.5070707_at_dlc.fi>

As a finn I have to add Rosettas first planned target, 46P/Wirtanen,
which is
named after Carl A. Wirtanen, whos parents was from Finland;

> http://www.eso.org/outreach/press-rel/pr-1999/phot-27-99.html


 the final target is 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, but a good try anyway...;-

http://www.universetoday.com/am/publish/rosetta_asteroid_targets_decided.html?1132004

best,

pekka s




Ron Baalke wrote:

>Here are some interesting asteroid names:
>
>1691 Oort
>1776 Kuiper
>2224 Tucson
>2404 Antarctica
>2421 Nininger
>2606 Odessa
>3581 Alvarez
>3693 Barringer
>5071 Shoemaker
>5471 Tunguska
>10799 Yucatan
>18725 Atacama
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