some asteroids between march and
jupiter and named them
afterareas devastated by the
march 11th disaster.
the international astronomical
union approved the namings.
members of the organization
agreed that the move might give
a boost to rebuilding efforts.
the 12 new names include the
prefectures of miyagi and iwate
as well as rikuzentakata.
members also chose the village
of sakaemura and tsunamachi.
an earthquake struck both areas
a day after the march 11th
disaster.
the deputy head of japan's
national astronomical
observatory proposed the names
after consulting colleagues in
the u.s.
>> translator: even though the
asteroids cannot be seen, i'd
like the survivors to be able to
look up at the sky and imagine
them there.
maybe it will ease their pain
and give them hope.
>> he's a native of fukushima
prefecture.
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