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Asteroids named after two ASU professors
Source info:
| Author: | Lee Allison |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2014-08-25 03:51:00 |
| Blog: | Arizona Geology  |
| URL: | http://arizonageology.blogspot.com/2014/08/asteroids-named-after-two-asu-professors.html |
Summary:
Asteroids have been named after two ASU professors, Phil Christensen and Dave Williams. The two planetary geologists, both faculty members in ASU’s School of Earth and Space Exploration. Nikki Cassis at ASU reports that Asteroid (10461) Dawilliams was discovered on December 6, 1978, by E. Bowell and A. Warnock at Palomar Observatory. It orbits about 2.42 astronomical units from the Earth inContent analysis:
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asu | IN | 18.052 | 74.656 |
Keywords:
A. Warnock, astronomical units, ASU professors Asteroids, ASU reports, Dave Williams, Dawilliams, Earth, faculty members, Nikki Cassis, Palomar Observatory, Phil Christensen, planetary geologists, School, Space Exploration
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