Lucy Trojan Asteroid Mission: Teaser

Jupiter s gravity, will complete a twelve-year journey to eight different asteroids — a Main Belt asteroid and seven Jupiter Trojans, the last two members of a “two-for-the-price-of-one” binary system. Lucy’s complex path will take it to both clusters of Trojans and give us our first close-up view of all three major types of bodies in the swarms (so-called C-, P- and D-types). This top-down, solar system view shows the entire Lucy mission in a Jupiter-rotating reference frame. In this reference frame, Jupiter appears fixed in space. Two large regions of asteroids are depicted along Jupiter’s orbit (know as the Jupiter Trojan Asteroids). Green - EarthBlue - LucyOrange - JupiterWhite - Target, ‘fly-by’ asteroids This top-down, solar system view shows the entire Lucy mission in a Jupiter-rotating reference frame. In this reference frame, Jupiter appears fixed in space. Two large regions of asteroids are depicted along Jupiter’s orbit (know as the Jupiter Trojan Asteroids). Labels appear as each fly-by occurs. Green - EarthBlue - LucyOrange - JupiterWhite - Target, ‘fly-by’ asteroidsThis video is also available on our YouTube channel. This is a view of the inner solar system in a Jupiter-rotating reference frame. The camera begins at viewpoint oblique to the ecliptic plane, then moves up to a top-down view. This top-down, solar system view shows the entire Lucy mission in a Jupiter-rotating reference frame. In this version, the camera pushes into the final asteroid fly-by, 617 Patroclus. This top-down, solar system view shows the entire Lucy mission in a Jupiter-rotating reference frame. In this version, the camera pushes into the final asteroid fly-by, 617 Patroclus (labeled). This visualization includes multiple views of the entire Lucy mission in a Jupiter-rotating reference frame. The visualization includes top-down, side, and oblique views of the solar system. This video is also available on our YouTube channel. Oblique view of the entire Lucy mission in a Jupiter-rotating reference frame. Side view of the entire Lucy mission in a Jupiter-rotating reference frame. Top view of the entire Lucy mission in a Jupiter-rotating reference frame.

Beyond the asteroid belt are s seven targets: the binary asteroid Patroclus/Menoetius, Eurybates, Orus, Leucus, Polymele, and the main belt asteroid DonaldJohanson. Lucy spacecraft turntable animation on black background Lucy spacecraft turntable on white background Lucy opening title card One Mission title card Eight Asteroids title card Twelve years title card Donald Johanson asteroid turntable (artist concept) Eurybates asteroid turntable (artist concept) Leucus asteroid turntable (artist concept) Orus asteroid turntable (artist concept) Patroclus asteroid turntable (artist concept) Polymele asteroid turntable (artist concept) Menoetius asteroid turntable (artist concept) For More InformationSee [NASA.gov](https://www.nasa.gov/lucy)