7939 Asphaug
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7939 Asphaug is an asteroid
named for Dr. Erik I. Asphaug, recipient of the 1998 H. C. Urey Prize
and a professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz
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Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
named for Dr. Erik I. Asphaug, recipient of the 1998 H. C. Urey Prize
H. C. Urey Prize
The Harold C. Urey Prize is awarded annually by the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society. The prize recognizes outstanding achievement in planetary science by a young astronomer. The prize is named after Harold C. Urey....
and a professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz, also known as UC Santa Cruz or UCSC, is a public, collegiate university; one of ten campuses in the University of California...
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External links
- 7939 Asphaug on NASA/JPL Small-Body Database
- 7939 Asphaug orbit