[meteorite-list] Interesting asteroid names: 2099 Opik

From: bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:32:53 2004
Message-ID: <DIIE.0000003B00001CA2_at_paulinet.de>

Hello List,

After the Yarkovsky effect had been discovered around 1900
by the Russian engineer Yarkovsky, his discovery and work
were soon forgotten until this effect was remembered by Ernst
Opik in 1951. E. Opik re-derived the effect and underlined its
importance in mobilizing meter-scale asteroid debris in the solar
system.

Best wishes,

Bernd
Received on Wed 24 Mar 2004 04:15:10 PM PST