4852 Pamjones
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4852 Pamjones is a Main Belt
minor planet
. It was discovered by Nikolai Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
on May 15, 1977. It is named for Pamela Jones
, a member of the Lunar and Planetary Institute
at NASA
.
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
minor planet
Minor planet
An asteroid group or minor-planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. Members are generally unrelated to each other, unlike in an asteroid family, which often results from the break-up of a single asteroid...
. It was discovered by Nikolai Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
Crimean Astrophysical Observatory
The Crimean Astrophysical Observatory is located in Ukraine. CrAO has been publishing the Bulletin of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory since 1947, in English since 1977. The observatory facilities are located near the settlement of Nauchny since the mid-1950s; before that, they were further...
on May 15, 1977. It is named for Pamela Jones
Pamela Jones (NASA)
Pamela Jones was the head of the Program Services Department for the Lunar and Planetary Institute. She had served in the program committee for Conference on the Origin of the Moon in 1984.-Honors:...
, a member of the Lunar and Planetary Institute
Lunar and Planetary Institute
The Lunar and Planetary Institute is a scientific research institute dedicated to study of the solar system, its formation, evolution, and current state. The Institute is part of the Universities Space Research Association and is supported by the Science Mission Directorate of the National...
at NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
.