Asteroids named after people called Arik
(312676) Posner
German-born space scientist Arik Posner (b. 1968) created ReleASE (Relativistic Electron Alert System for Exploration). It warns astronauts of solar radiation events. He also designed the first dedicated radiation detector placed on another planet, Mars, on the NASA Curiosity rover. With it, on the way to Mars, Arik discovered the Hohmann-Parker effect.Discovered 19 January 2007 by P. A. Wiegert, Maunakea