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Gif of Asteroid Donaldjohanson, as seen by the Lucy spacecraft during its close flyby. The asteroid looks like two lobes, attached by a thinner cylinder, like a barbell with very large weights. One lobe is smaller than the other. Although they are both about the same circumference, the smaller lobe is less wide than the other. The asteroid is a smooth, light gray surface, with smooth-edged craters dimpling its surface. The larger lobe has many more craters. The asteroid moves closer to the camera, pushing in on the larger lobe. Then it rotates slightly to look along the asteroid long-ways.

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NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Images Asteroid Donaldjohanson

21 April 2025

In its second asteroid encounter, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft obtained a close look at a uniquely shaped fragment of…