<Blush> Sebastian Hönig surprised me with that honor in December 2003 -- quite the Christmas present! Since then, I've tried to "pay it forward" by doing the same for other amateur astronomers, meteorite hunters, meteoriticists and even an astronaut. As a group, the Meteorite List probably has the second- highest number of members with minor planets named for them (Richard's MPML would certainly be #1). --Rob
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Kowalski Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 7:12 PM To: meteorite list Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Asteroid 2011MD Bye-bye Citation for (73491) The following citation is from MPC 51191: (73491) Robmatson = 2002 PO164 Robert D. Matson (b. 1962) is a keen amateur astronomer with special interests in planetary science. Besides being a successful meteorite hunter, Matson is internationally recognized for his satellite-tracking software SkyMap. He also found 15 SOHO comets and is credited with more than 200 discoveries of minor planets. -- Richard Kowalski Full Moon Photography IMCA #1081 ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
