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Dactyl Discovery

Name: Dactyl Discovery – United States of America factsheet records
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United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1994

Torrence Johnson1994

Science / Astronomy

Scientists examining Galileo images discover Dactyl orbiting Ida, the first moon ever found around an asteroid.

Names involved

Torrence Johnson

Provenance

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