Asteriod named after Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai

Q.  Name the Nobel Laureate whose name was given to ‘316201 Asteroid’ by astronomers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab in California under the International Astronomical Union Rules?
- Published on 31 Jul 15

a. Malala Yousafzai
b. Kailash Satyarthi
c. Amartya Sen
d. Albert Einstein

ANSWER: Malala Yousafzai
 
The Asteroid named ‘316201 Malala’ is located in the Main Belt between Mars and Jupiter. It orbits around the Sun every 5.5 years and is more-than 2 mile wide.

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