(156990) Claerbout = 2003 KX18
Jon Claerbout (b. 1938) is a prolific contributor to the theory and art of
exploration seismology. He was the first to demonstrate a practical method for
imaging the Earth's interior using wavefields modeled in a computer. He also
pioneered seismic interferometry, a method now used to probe the sun.
A complete set of naming citations of the numbered minor planets is available in the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, edited by Lutz Schmadel.