21561 Masterman
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21561 Masterman is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on August 28, 1998 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro
.
It was named for Mary Masterman, a 2006 finalist of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
. She also won the $100,000 first prize at the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search
. In 2005, she attended the Summer Science Program
, which teaches astronomy, calculus, and physics through observations of an asteroid and calculation of its orbit.
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
asteroid
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...
discovered on August 28, 1998 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro
Socorro, New Mexico
Socorro is a city in Socorro County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It stands in the Rio Grande Valley at an elevation of . The population was 9,051 at the 2010 census...
.
It was named for Mary Masterman, a 2006 finalist of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair is the largest pre-college scientific research event in the world, and is owned and administered by the Society for Science & the Public a 501 non-profit organization based in Washington, DC...
. She also won the $100,000 first prize at the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search
Intel Science Talent Search
The Intel Science Talent Search , known for its first 57 years as the Westinghouse Science Talent Search is a research-based science competition in the United States for high school seniors. It has been referred to as "the nation's oldest and most prestigious" science competition. In his speech...
. In 2005, she attended the Summer Science Program
Summer Science Program
The Summer Science Program is an intense six-week summer program for intellectually talented high school students. The program is based on a collaborative research project in celestial mechanics. Students study astronomy, physics, spherical trigonometry, and calculus while working to take...
, which teaches astronomy, calculus, and physics through observations of an asteroid and calculation of its orbit.