3713 Pieters
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3713 Pieters is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on March 22, 1985 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff (AM). It is named in honor of planetary scientist Carle M. Pieters
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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 22, 1985 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff (AM). It is named in honor of planetary scientist Carle M. Pieters
Carle M. Pieters
Carle McGetchin Pieters is a noted American planetary scientist. Dr Pieters has published more that 150 research articles in peer-reviewed journals, including the book Remote Geochemical Analyses. Her general research efforts include planetary exploration and evolution of planetary surfaces with an...
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