NASA's Lucy spacecraft, en route to the Trojan asteroids, has adjusted its trajectory for a rendezvous with the tiny asteroid Dinkinesh in November 2023.
These celestial bodies share Jupiter's orbit and are remnants from the primordial material that gave rise to the planets over 4.5 billion years ago. Studying these relics from the early solar system could provide us with priceless insights into our planet's origins and perhaps even the genesis of life itself.
hopes that the Lucy mission will illuminate our understanding of planetary origins and the solar system formationat just 265 miles, clocking a relative speed of around 10,000 miles per hour. Hal Levison, the principal investigator of Lucy from the Southwest Research Institute , humorously referred to Dinkinesh as "Dinky." He mentioned, "For a small asteroid, we expect it to help the Lucy mission."
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