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Flyby of asteroid Dinkinesh reveals a surprisingly complex history - EurekAlert
SAN ANTONIO — May 30, 2024 —When NASA’s Lucy spacecraft flew past the tiny main belt asteroid Dinkinesh last November, the Southwest Research Institute-led mission discovered a trough and ridge structure on the main asteroid as well as the first-ever-encountered contact binary satellite. The flyby data of this half-mile-wide object revealed a dramatic history of sudden breakups and transformation.
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