8993 Ingstad
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8993 Ingstad (tidligere benevnet 1980 UL) er en asteroide oppdaget 30. oktober 1980 av R. M. West ved European Southern Observatory. Asteroiden ble oppkalt av IAU i 2002 i minne om den norske oppdageren og arkeologen Helge Ingstad (1899-2001).
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«(8993) Ingstad = 1980 UL Discovered 1980 Oct. 30 by R. M. West at the European Southern Observatory. Helge Ingstad (1899-2001) was a pioneer explorer and archeologist. Foremost among his many achievements was his and his wife's discovery of remains from the Viking settlements on Newfoundland. This proved that the Vikings reached North America, probably as the first Europeans.»