Asteroids named after people called Farouk
馃懚 Farouk as a baby name馃惗 Farouk as a dog name
(7371) El-Baz
Farouk El-Baz (b. 1938) is an Egyptian-American remote sensing expert. He is perhaps best known for using his expertise to help select the landing site for the Apollo 11 astronauts. He also trained the Apollo 15 astronauts in geology, ensuring that the most scientifically useful samples were gathered for return to Earth.Discovered 7 November 1978 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J., Palomar