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Maria Antonella Barucci is a famous Italian astronomer. She works at the Observatory-Meudon in Paris, France. She is known for finding three minor planets in 1984 and 1985.

One of her most important discoveries was an asteroid called 3362 Khufu. She found this near-Earth asteroid with R. Scott Dunbar. It was found at the Palomar Observatory. She also helped discover another asteroid, 3752 Camillo.

Maria Antonella Barucci also wrote a book about space called The Solar System. It was published in 2003. An asteroid, 3485 Barucci, was named after her to honor her work.

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