Donaldjohanson's Surface Features (IMAGE)

Southwest Research Institute

Donaldjohanson's Surface Features

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The official names of asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson’s surface features — as identified by the Southwest Research Institute-led Lucy Mission — have been approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Latitude and longitude lines and arrows indicate the names of various features on the surface, named for significant paleoanthropological sites and discoveries. The NASA Lucy spacecraft flew past the asteroid on April 20, 2025.

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NASA/SwRI/Goddard/JHUAPL

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