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Lucy flyby asteroid 152830
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graphic shows a top-down view of the solar system indicating the Lucy spacecraft’s trajectory
Courtesy of NASA/Goddard
Caption
As NASA’s Lucy spacecraft travels through the inner edge of the main asteroid belt in the fall of 2023, the spacecraft will fly by the small, as-of-yet unnamed, asteroid (152830) 1999 VD57. This graphic shows a top-down view of the solar system indicating the spacecraft’s trajectory shortly before the November 1 encounter.