Planetoids named after Dutch heroes
A small planetoid which revolves around the sun between Mars and Jupiter has been renamed Hannieschaft in honour of the Dutch resistance heroine Hannie Schaft, by the international astronomical union.
A second planetoid has been named Oranje-Nassau to commemorate Willem of Orange, leader of the Dutch war of independence against Spain in the 16th century, news agency ANP reports.
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