NASA’s Lucy Captures First Images of Asteroid Donaldjohanson Ahead of Close Flyby
Lucy is preparing for a close encounter with the asteroid Donaldjohanson, a key milestone before its groundbreaking journey ...
NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Snaps First Look at Upcoming Asteroid Target
The main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson is now in sight as the Discovery Program mission prepares for a flyby of the object in ...
NASA's Lucy spacecraft captures first images of asteroid Donaldjohanson
NASA's Lucy spacecraft recently obtained its first clear images of the main belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson, which is now within its line of sight. Lucy captured these images while it was 45 ...
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NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy probe takes 1st images of its next target: Donaldjohanson
Having launched on Oct. 16, 2021, Lucy encountered the asteroid Dinkinesh and its moon, Selam, in November of 2023. Like Donaldjohanson, Dinkinesh and Selam are also inhabitants of the asteroid ...
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Lucy spacecraft takes its first images of asteroid Donaldjohanson
Lucy had already successfully observed the tiny main belt asteroid Dinkinesh and its contact-binary moon, Selam, in November 2023. Lucy will continue to image Donaldjohanson over the next two ...
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NASA spacecraft gets first photos of Asteroid Donaldjohansen on way to exploring even bigger space prize
The spacecraft has valued experience as it successfully observed the tiny main belt asteroid Dinkinesh and its contact binary moon, Selam, in November 2023. NASA says this second asteroid ...
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NASA spacecraft gets first photos of Asteroid Donaldjohansen on way to exploring even bigger space prize
The spacecraft has valued experience as it successfully observed the tiny main belt asteroid Dinkinesh and its contact binary moon, Selam, in November 2023. NASA says this second asteroid encounter ...
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Lucy Captures Its First Images of Main-Belt Asteroid Donaldjohanson
“The spacecraft already successfully observed the main-belt asteroid Dinkinesh and its moon, Selam, in November 2023.” These new images captured by the Lucy LOng Range Reconnaissance Imager (L’LORRI) ...