Recently, the International Committee on Asteroids issued an announcement that the asteroid with the international number 347336 discovered by the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences was officially named "Zhang Miman Star" in recognition of the deeds of Academician Zhang Miman: "The Origin of Chinese Tetrapods" The founder of research, whose sustainable work has brought revolutionary changes to the study of early vertebrate evolution."
Asteroids are currently the only celestial bodies that can be nominated according to the wishes of the discoverer, and have been reviewed and approved by international organizations to be internationally recognized.
The naming of asteroids is an international and permanent lofty honor and must be approved by the International Asteroid Nomenclature Committee. Once the naming is approved by an international organization, it will become the permanent star name of the celestial body and be recognized by all countries in the world.
Academician Zhang Miman won the He Liang He Li Foundation's 2018 "Science and Technology Achievement Award" for his outstanding scientific research achievements. In December 2020, he was recommended by the He Liang He Li Foundation as a candidate for international asteroid naming and won on May 14, 2021. Approved.
The naming of the eternal planet after her reflects the international community's praise and promotion of Academician Zhang Miman's academic achievements and scientific spirit, and it is also a great spiritual inspiration to researchers engaged in paleontology and paleoanthropology.
(Producing Zhou Jing)
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