What’s in a Name?
Many of us have been named after individuals, relatives and influential historical figures – but our names are rarely associated with an asteroid that has a diameter of 7 kilometeres. In a decision made by The International Astronomical Union (IAU), Miep Gies, the Dutch woman who preserved Anne Frank’s diary after the Holocaust was honoured with an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter being named after her. How appropriate that the Miep Gies asteroid consists of rock?!
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