Enriqueta Basilio
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Norma Enriqueta "Queta" Basilio Sotelo was a Mexican track and field athlete. She was born in Mexicali, capital of Baja California. She came from an athletic family; her father was a cotton farmer. He
Basilio during the 1968 Summer Olympics
Enriqueta Basilio carrying the Olympic torch and lighting the cauldron, becoming the first woman in Olympic history to do so.
3548 Eurybates
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3548 Eurybates is a carbonaceous Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp and the parent body of the Eurybates family, approximately 68 kilometers in diameter. It is a target to be visited by the Lucy missi
Enriqueta Basilio
…their savings in a money-lending business scam. She died of pneumonia on 26 October 2019, aged 71. On 15 October 2020, the small moon of trojan asteroid 3548 Eurybates was named Queta after her, making her the first Olympic athlete honored in this way. The Mexican Legislative Branch Official Website…
Shape model of Eurybates derived from its light curve