This week, two solar system objects gained names.
Meet Dinkinesh, an asteroid that the #LucyMission will flyby on Nov 1, 2023. 'Dinkinesh' is the Ethiopian name for the human-ancestor fossil, also known as Lucy, which was discovered there.
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/nasas-lucy-asteroid-target-gets-a-name/
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Meet Dinkinesh, an asteroid that the #LucyMission will flyby on Nov 1, 2023. 'Dinkinesh' is the Ethiopian name for the human-ancestor fossil, also known as Lucy, which was discovered there.
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/nasas-lucy-asteroid-target-gets-a-name/
#NASASolarSystem
NASA’s Lucy Asteroid Target Gets a Name
The first asteroid to be visited by the NASA Lucy mission now has a name.Madison Arnold (NASA)