| 19140 Jansmit | Discovered 1989 Sept. 2 by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar. |
| Jan Smit (b. 1948) has made important contributions to geology and paleontology by establishing the sequence of impact-generated events that occurred 65 million years ago, including ejecta fallout, tsunami propagation, geochemical disturbances and extinction of foraminifera and dinosaurs. |
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| Reference: 20020526/MPCPages.arc | Last Updated: 2003-10-02 |
