Newly spotted asteroid near Venus earns name from Pauma band of Native Americans

Newly spotted asteroid near Venus earns name from Pauma band of Native Americans
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Scientists at the Palomar Observatory turned to the Pauma band, upon whose ancestral lands the facility sits, to name the asteroid, now dubbed 'Ayló'chaxnim, or 'Venus girl.'



June 19, 2022 at 06:31PM
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