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NASA’s Lucy mission launches to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids

Michael G. Banks

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NASA has launched a $1bn mission to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids – two large clusters of rocks that are believed to be remnants of primordial material that formed the solar system’s outer planets.

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NASA has launched a $1bn mission to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids – two large clusters of rocks that are believed to be remnants of primordial material that formed the solar system’s outer planets.

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NASA has launched a $1bn mission to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids – two large clusters of rocks that are believed to be remnants of primordial material that formed the solar system’s outer planets.

Key concepts: Trojan, Asteroid, Jupiter (rocket family), Astrobiology, Solar System, Planet, Astronomy, Physics

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