Asteroids named after people called Gerda

(10133) Gerdahorneck

Gerda Horneck (b. 1939) is a German astrobiologist who has pioneered space-biology experiments since the beginning of the space age. She has investigated the effects of space-environment exposure on a broad range of samples of living biota. Horneck was PI for astrobiology experiments from Spacelab 1 to the ISS.Discovered 15 April 1993 by H. E. Holt, Palomar

(10953) Gerdatschira

Gerda Tschira (b. 1943) is the founder and director of the Heidelberg Carl Bosch Museum, built in memory of the great German chemist and 1931 Nobel laureate. She is very much interested in the natural sciences including astronomy. The name was suggested by L. D. Schmadel.Discovered 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar