2822 Sacajawea
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2822 Sacajawea is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on March 14, 1980 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff (AM). It is named after the guide Sacagawea
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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 14, 1980 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff (AM). It is named after the guide Sacagawea
Sacagawea
Sacagawea ; was a Lemhi Shoshone woman, who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition, acting as an interpreter and guide, in their exploration of the Western United States...
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