(10170) Petrjakeš = 1995 DA1
Discovered 1995 Feb. 22 by M. Tichý and Z. Moravec at Kleť.
Named in honor of Petr Jakeš (b. 1940), Czech geologist,
geochemist and lecturer at Charles University. He was a member of
the team that made a preliminary analysis of the lunar
rocks returned by Apollo 14 and 15. He also studied
meteorites and has searched for them in desert regions.
Name endorsed by J. Tichá.
(MPC 34632 – 1999 May 4)
Photo: J. Dušek - IAN.
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