Asteroids named after people called Kanako
馃懚 Kanako as a baby name
Kanako Seki (b. 1972) is a Japanese astrophysicist who specializes in planetary magnetospheres. She discovered that the loss of oxygen from Earth's atmosphere was about one-tenth the rate previously thought. She is a Science Team member for the ESA/JAXA Bepi-Columbo mission. Kanako is a recipient of the 2024 COSPAR William Nordberg Medal.Discovered 15 September 1993 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
Kanako Sakamoto (b. 1983) is a Japanese curator at JAXA. She played a key role in developing Hayabusa2鈥檚 sampling system and the successful return of the first C-type asteroid samples. She contributed greatly to capsule recovery, container opening, and initial analysis as a liaison among engineers, scientists, the mission team, and the research community.Discovered 12 May 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
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