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Asteroid Stooke
Jeffrey
post Mar 2 2009, 07:54 PM
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Wow!

I just discovered there's an asteroid named after Prof. Philip John Stooke! How cool is that?

I wonder if asteroid Oner is next. . .
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Phil Stooke
post Mar 3 2009, 02:59 PM
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You have to be dead to get a crater on the Moon except under special circumstances like having been there. It's tempting, but I'll hold off for now.

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... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.

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- Jeffrey   Asteroid Stooke   Mar 2 2009, 07:54 PM
- - ElkGroveDan   Asteroids? Isn't that a painful swelling that ...   Mar 2 2009, 08:05 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Ouch! Phil   Mar 2 2009, 09:26 PM
- - Floyd   Congratulations Phil!   Mar 2 2009, 10:17 PM
- - Bernard   Congratulations too!!! But i think you...   Mar 3 2009, 09:07 AM
- - nprev   I think it's safe to say that we're all pr...   Mar 3 2009, 09:18 AM
- - mps   For more details see also http://www.unmannedspace...   Mar 3 2009, 10:01 AM
- - Stu   Congratulations Phil, well deserved :-)   Mar 3 2009, 02:55 PM
- - Phil Stooke   You have to be dead to get a crater on the Moon ex...   Mar 3 2009, 02:59 PM
- - tedstryk   QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Mar 3 2009, 03:59 PM...   Mar 3 2009, 06:39 PM

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