Lucy Orbit Towards Trojan Asteroids (IMAGE)

Southwest Research Institute

Lucy Orbit Towards Trojan Asteroids

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With the successful completion of NASA's critical design review, the SwRI-led Lucy mission is on track to launch in 2021 to explore the enigmatic Trojan asteroids, an ancient population of objects that orbit in tandem with Jupiter.

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NASA/Southwest Research Institute

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