Astéroïde 93 Minerva & Roman Goddess of Wisdom Minerva - San Francisco, CA
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N 37° 46.781 W 122° 24.967
10S E 551416 N 4181531
Minerva, Roman Goddess of Wisdom and War stands atop the Pioneers Monument. The asteroid 93 Minerva is named after the Roman goddess.
Waymark Code: WMW4A0
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/08/2017
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93 Minerva is a large trinary main-belt asteroid. It is a C-type asteroid, meaning that it has a dark surface and possibly a primitive carbonaceous composition. It was discovered by J. C. Watson on August 24, 1867, and named after Minerva, the Roman equivalent of Athena, goddess of wisdom. On August 16, 2009, at 13:36 UT, the Keck Observatory's adaptive optics system revealed that the asteroid 93 Minerva possesses 2 small moons. (
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Minerva was the Roman goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare, and the sponsor of arts, trade, and strategy. She was born from the head of Jupiter, fully armed and clad in armor. After impregnating the titaness Metis, Jupiter recalled a prophecy that his own child would overthrow him. (
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The Pioneer Monument is a granite monument supporting bronze figures and bas reliefs created by Frank Happersberger and financed by the estate of James Lick. It was dedicated on November 29, 1894. It is located on Fulton Street between Hyde and Larkin Streets in the Civic Center, of San Francisco, California. (
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