Where in the Solar System are the Trojan Asteroids?

Lucy is headed to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids! But where exactly in our solar system are these Trojans?

They’re probably not quite where you think they are. Watch this video to see the 12-year path our Lucy spacecraft is taking over its mission to fly by the Trojan asteroids and uncover the secrets of planetary formation.

Read more about the Lucy mission: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/watching-the-blink-of-a-star-to-size-up-asteroids-for-nasa-s-lucy-mission/

Video Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

Allison Gasparini (NASA):
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Lonnie Shekhtman (ADNET):
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Music Credits:
“Nanofiber” by Andrew Michael Britton [PRS] and David Stephen Goldsmith [PRS] via Universal Production Music

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