| 5819 Lauretta | Discovered 1989 Oct. 29 by S. J. Bus at Cerro Tololo. |
| Dante Lauretta (b. 1970), a professor at the University of Arizona, is known for his ground-breaking experimental work on the formation of iron-bearing sulfides in the solar nebula. He has also investigated the cosmochemical behavior of many elements such as mercury, boron and beryllium in meteorites. |
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| Reference: 20020624/MPCPages.arc | Last Updated: 2003-10-02 |
