A Mission to the Trojan Asteroids

Posted on 4 August, 2020 by wjjhoge

I made a minor contribution to the L’Ralph instrument on Lucy. It’s a very long mission. I’ll be 85 when Lucy flies by Trojan L5 binary asteroid (617) Patroclus-Menoetius in 2033.

Video Credit: NASA

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Adriane on 5 August, 2020 at 03:34 said:

So, will Lucy be shaped like a horse?

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