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How YOU can name an asteroid: Japan asks for help in creating moniker for space rock the size of the Golden Gate Bridge that its craft will investigate in 2026
www.dailymail.co.uk,
March 5, 2024
The space agency JAXA in Japan is open to any, 'non-offensive' name under 16 characters for the silicon-based asteroid giant. The winning name will join the likes of asteroid 162173 Ryugu (pictured above), named after a magical underwater 'Dragon Palace' from Japanese folklore; 101955 Bennu, named after an Egyptian mythological bird; and many more space rocks orbiting our solar system