Colombian Astronomer Picked By NASA to Participate in Research
Posted on: Sunday, 8 May 2005, 09:00 CDT
Colombian astronomer picked by NASA to participate in research
BOGOTA, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Colombian astronomer Alfredo Quijano said Saturday that he was selected by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to participate in the exploration of Tempel comet.
Quijano, director of the Astronomic Observatory of the University of Narino, in Colombia, said he was elected along with a group of researchers.
The astronomer said his team was selected from 50 observatories across the world competing to join in the NASA project to explore the inside of the Tempel.
"We sent our registration to participate in the Deep Impact Mission, which will produce an explosion that will allow identifying the dust that composes Tempel comet," he said.
Source: Xinhua News Agency - CEIS
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