10739 Lowman
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10739 Lowman is a Main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Eugene M.
and Carolyn S. Shoemaker
on Mary 12, 1988 and named after canopy ecologist Margaret D. Lowman
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Lowman makes its closest planetary approaches to Mars
but does not make particularly close approaches to it; from 1600 to 2400 it comes within 100 Gm only nine times, with the nearest pass being 81 Gm in 1809.
Eugene Merle Shoemaker
Eugene Merle Shoemaker , American geologist, was one of the founders of the fields of planetary science....
and Carolyn S. Shoemaker
Carolyn S. Shoemaker
Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker is an American astronomer and is a co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9. She holds the record for most comets discovered by an individual.- Personal life :...
on Mary 12, 1988 and named after canopy ecologist Margaret D. Lowman
Margaret D. Lowman
Margaret D. Lowman, Ph.D. a.k.a "Canopy Meg" received a B.A. with honors in biology and environmental studies from Williams College , M.S. in ecology from Aberdeen University , and Ph.D. in botany from the University of Sydney . Dr...
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Lowman makes its closest planetary approaches to Mars
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war, Mars. It is often described as the "Red Planet", as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance...
but does not make particularly close approaches to it; from 1600 to 2400 it comes within 100 Gm only nine times, with the nearest pass being 81 Gm in 1809.