title: Meanings of minor planet names: 76001–77000
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  76001–76100 
  
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  76101–76200 
  
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  76201–76300 
  
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  | 76272 De Jong ||  || Eric De Jong (born 1946) works on the scientific visualization of planetary surfaces and atmospheres and the evolution of planetary systems dynamics at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. || 
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  76301–76400 
  
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  | 76309 Ronferdie ||  || Ronald Ferdie (1939–2007) worked in the aerospace industry in the early days of the Apollo program at the Marshall Space Flight Center. He served in the executive of a number of amateur astronomy clubs across the U.S., inspiring and encouraging many beginners to the endeavor. || 
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  76401–76500 
  
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  76501–76600 
  
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  76601–76700 
  
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  | 76628 Kozí Hrádek || 2000 HC || Kozí Hrádek is a remnant of a 14th-century castle near Tábor, Czech Republic, abandoned since the end of the 15th century. || 
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  76701–76800 
  
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  | 76713 Wudia ||  || Milan Wudia (1963–2007) was an outstanding Czech engineer and a pioneer of automated telescopes. He worked at the Nicolas Copernicus Observatory and Planetarium in Brno, and among his works was a computer control system of the Ondřejov 0.65-m telescope with which this minor planet was discovered. || 
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  76801–76900 
  
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  | 76818 Brianenke ||  || Brian L. Enke (born 1964) is a systems and data analyst, and planetary scientist, at Southwest Research Institute, and also a recognized science-fiction author. He has participated in multiple interplanetary spacecraft missions and in the discovery of several asteroid satellites from imaging. || 
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  76901–77000 
  
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  References 
  
  076001-077000