NASA's Lucy Spacecraft captures First Images of Asteroid Dinkinesh

On 2nd and 5th September, 2023, NASA's Lucy spacecraft captured its first images of the main belt asteroid Dinkinesh. The spacecraft is on a 12-year voyage to explore 10 asteroids.

  • Over the next two months, Lucy will approach Dinkinesh, with the closest encounter expected at a distance of 425 kilometers on November 1.
  • This close encounter will allow testing of spacecraft systems, particularly the terminal tracking system, to maintain the asteroid within the instruments' fields of view.
  • Lucy will continue imaging Dinkinesh as part of its optical navigation program, using the asteroid's apparent position against the star background for ....
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