22551 Adamsolomon
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22551 Adamsolomon is a main belt
asteroid
discovered on March 31, 1998 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro
. It was named after Adam Solomon, a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search
under the MIT Ceres Connection.
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 March 31, 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 after Adam Solomon, a finalist in the 2006 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...
under the MIT Ceres Connection.