Asteroids named after people called Leland
馃懚 Leland as a baby name馃惗 Leland as a dog name
(108096) Melvin
As an astronaut, Leland Devon Melvin (b. 1964) helped to build the International Space Station with flights aboard the space shuttle Atlantis in 2008 and 2009. Melvin is also an engineer with experience using sensors to assess damage of aerospace vehicles and was an NFL football player with the Detroit Lions.Discovered 25 March 2001 by M. W. Buie, Kitt Peak