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March 11, 2013

Tiny Moons Around Asteroids

Dr. Franck Marchis

Darwin 103
4:00 PM

After decades of speculation, the existence of multiple asteroids---asteroids with one or several companions around them---has been observationally confirmed thanks to the advanced imaging capabilities of large telescopes; Dr. Franck Marchis a Senior Researcher at SETI Institute will present this discussion.