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- ↑ Asteroid named in honour of Ghillar Michael Anderson for the Aboriginal elder's contribution to astronomy, ABC News, 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ↑ Duane Hamacher, Associate Professor In Cultural Astronomy University of Melbourne. Retrieved 6 July 2021.