Asteroid 433 facts
While investigating facts about Asteroid 433, I found out little known, but curios details like:
About Greg Nemitz, a man which claimed onwnership about the asteroid 433 EROS in 1993 and then when NASA landed a probe on the same asteroid he sent a bill of 20 dollars to NASA about parking on his property.
Greg Nemitz, a man who fined NASA a $20 parking ticket for landing a probe on "his" asteroid, 433 Eros. The $20 bill was broken down to 20¢ over the span of 100 years . He eventually took NASA to court over the $20 and lost.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 5 of the best facts about Asteroid 433 I managed to collect.
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Gregory Nemitz claimed ownership of the asteroid 433 Eros. When NASA landed a probe on the asteroid, he issued them a $20 parking ticket.
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Craters on the asteroid 433 Eros are, by convention, named after famous lovers
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All the craters on the asteroid 433 Eros are named after sex gods or legendary lovers.
