[meteorite-list] Congratulations to Jeff Grossman!

From: Greg Redfern <gredfern_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Jun 1 16:39:28 2005
Message-ID: <000801c566ea$01c475c0$110110ac_at_homeqmkddyxspr>

Jeff,

   My heartiest congratulations! The honor is MOST deserved for the work you
have and continue to do.

All the best,

Greg Redfern
NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador
http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/ambassador/index.html
What's Up: The Space Place
http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=421


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[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces_at_meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Ron Baalke
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 12:33 PM
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Subject: [meteorite-list] Congratulations to Jeff Grossman!


Congratulations to Jeff Grossman, who was recently honored by having an
asteroid named after him. The asteroid was discovered by Robert Matson.
Below is the citation.

Ron Baalke

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(99905) Jeffgrossman = 2002 QX50

Discovered 2002 Aug. 27 by R. Matson on NEAT images taken at Palomar.
Jeffrey N. Grossman (b. 1955), a chemist at the U.S. Geological Survey
in Reston, Virginia, conducts research in meteoritics and geochemistry.
He is best known for his work on the origin of chondrules and chondrites
and for studies of metamorphic processes on minor planets in the early
solar system.
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