Trojan Asteroid and Lucy Spacecraft (IMAGE)

Southwest Research Institute

Trojan Asteroid and Lucy Spacecraft

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This artist's concept shows one of now eight objects NASA's Lucy spacecraft will fly by during its 12-year, 4-billion-mile journey. The SwRI-led mission recently discovered that one of the Trojan asteroids orbiting in tandem with Jupiter has a small satellite.

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NASA and Southwest Research Institute

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