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On 24 October, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named an asteroid in honor of Mohamed Ramy Al Maarry, an Egyptian associate professor of planetary science and the director of the Space and Planetary Science Centre at Khalifa University of Science and Technology. Asteroid 2002 CZ is now called Al Maarry (357148) in honor of his noteworthy contributions to planetary science and cometary geology. “I hope this award can be an inspiration to the next generation of Arab scientists,” Al…
