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TOPIC: Asteroid (4925) Zhoushan

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Date: Jun 27 15:32 2010

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Zhoushan is China's largest fishing port with an annual output of about 1.2 million tons of seafood and its Mount Putuo is one of China's four famous Buddhist mountains. An asteroid discovered by China's astronomical authority was officially named as "Zhoushan" yesterday to promote the city. The asteroid was discovered by the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, in 1981. Read more Asteroid (4925) Zhoushan (provisional designation: 1981 XH2) is a Main Belt minor planet. Read more __________________

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