(2822) Sacajawea

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( 2822 ) Sacajawea is one of the main belt asteroid that was discovered on 14 March 1980 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station (IAU code 688 ) of the Lowell Observatory in Coconino County.

The asteroid was (1788-1812) named after the Shoshone Indian woman Sacagawea, who made ​​the Lewis and Clark expedition as an interpreter and scout valuable services.

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