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site.btaUPDATED Asteroid Named After Ancient Thracian City of Perperikon
The ruins of the ancient Thracian city of Perperikon, October 8, 2024 (BTA Photo/Valentina Stoeva)
On February 24, an asteroid located between Jupiter and Mars was named Perperikon, after the ancient Thracian city of Perperikon (Eastern Rhodopes), with the name being approved by the International Committee for New Names of the International Astronomical Union, archaeologist Prof. Nikolay Ovcharov, the long-time head of excavations at Perperikon, told BTA on Tuesday.
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