Stick-Figures Everywhere Are Celebrating

Oct 02, 2013 10:07

Asteroid 4942 has been named Munroe, after Randall Munroe, the cartoonist who draws XKCD. Here is its entry in the Small Bodies Database.
The first thing I did was try to figure out whether 4942 Munroe was big enough to pose a threat to Earth. I was excited to learn that, based on its albedo (brightness), it’s probably about 6-10 kilometers in ( Read more... )

space, asteroids, xkcd, comics

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maiac October 2 2013, 15:25:29 UTC
That is awesome news.

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ffutures October 2 2013, 18:29:24 UTC
All Gary Larsen got was a louse.

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ffutures October 2 2013, 18:30:05 UTC
sorry, Larson.

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peteralway October 2 2013, 21:24:55 UTC
The only person I knew personally to get an asteroid named after him was Jim Loudon--Alas, he didn't live to see it. I'm glad Randall Munroe lived to see his!

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zelda888 October 3 2013, 06:33:15 UTC
Well, at a MuseCon past I'm pretty sure you taught some mountain dulcimer to one E. Neilsen.

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peteralway October 3 2013, 19:18:01 UTC
Well, that's a highly amusing thing to know!

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zelda888 October 3 2013, 06:57:22 UTC
Apparently Livejournal really, really does not want me to point you to the JPL Small-Body Database. Perhaps our host can release my previous comment?

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richardthe23rd October 3 2013, 02:33:00 UTC
This is, indeed, totally awesome. I realize I have nothing new or fascinating to add here, but if I do, I will provide it in a mouseover.

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