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Heinrich Olbers Discovers Asteroid 2 Pallas

… in 1802 German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers discovered “2 Pallas,” the second asteroid known to man. Heinrich also theorized that the asteroid belt was the remnants of a planet.

Posted on March 28, 2017 • Filed Under: On This Day • Tagged With: LatestPost

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