Asteroids named after people called Kathie
(12998) Thomas-Keprta
Kathie L. Thomas-Keprta (b. 1957) has made major contributions to the study of extraterrestrial materials. Her research on magnetites found within the Martian meteorite ALH84001 revealed that they could be of biogenic origin.Discovered 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring