Historical Events tagged with "asteroid discovery"
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Space Exploration
George Mary Searle Discovers 55 Pandora
September 10th, 1858 166 years ago
George Mary Searle discovered the asteroid 55 Pandora, a significant celestial body, while working at the Washington observatory in the United States. This discovery added to the growing catalog of asteroids in the solar system and was part of the 19th-century scientific endeavors to explore the cosmos. Searle's identification contributed to our understanding of the size, shape, and composition of these minor planets.
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