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2020-12-20T14:16:52+05:30
Two Pune Students Discover Six Preliminary Asteroids Located Between Mars And Jupiter
outlookindia.com
2020-12-20T14:26:37+05:30
Two high school students in Pune’s Lohegaon have discovered six preliminary asteroids at the Kalam Centre Asteroid Search Campaign organized by Kalam Centre and the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC).
In a statement issued on Saturday, the Vikhe Patil School said Arya Pulate and Shreya Waghmare discovered the asteroids, adding that all 22 participants in the campaign were selected after a rigorous screening process through a worldwide event organized between November 9 and December 3.
The students were selected from across the globe and trained to analyse data and spot potential asteroids close to Earth and 27 preliminary asteroid were discovered.