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Peanut-Shaped Asteroid Wobbles in 2 Directions
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The asteroid Donaldjogansson, explored by NASA's Lucy spacecraft, turned out to be a peanut-shaped object with unusual rotation and traces of ancient water. It was formed after a powerful collision about 155 million years ago.
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Peanut-shaped asteroid wobbles in 2 directions
This is asteroid Donaldjohanson, as seen by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft during a flyby on April 20, 2025. Its apparent rotation here is due to the spacecraft’s motion as it flew by Donaldjohanson at a distance of 1,000 to 660 miles (1,600 to 1,060 km). But Lucy did find that this little asteroid wobbles in space. Image via NASA/ Goddard/ SwRI/ Johns Hopkins APL. Donaldjohanson is a small asteroid, about 1/2 mile (800 m) across, in the main asteroid …
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