Queen guitarist and astrophysicist Brian May to release 3D atlas of asteroid
by Maya Yang from Science | The Guardian on (#6D76H)
The rocker astrophysicist is co-author of a three-dimensional atlas of Bennu, an asteroid explored by the Osiris-Rex probe in 2020
A new book on the world's first complete atlas of an asteroid is set to be released by University of Arizona planetary science expert Dante Lauretta and the more unlikely figure of Queen's lead guitarist and little-known astrophysicist Brian May.
The duo have teamed up to author Bennu 3-D: Anatomy of an Asteroid, a book that has been described as the first complete and three-dimensional atlas of an asteroid.
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