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Dinkinesh flyby image sequence

Dinkinesh flyby image sequence
Dinkinesh flyby image sequence The first series of images of Dinkinesh and what looked like a single satellite, as seen by Lucy's terminal tracking camera during its close approach on Nov. 1, 2023. The frames were each taken 13 seconds apart. The apparent motion of the asteroids is due to the changing perspective of the camera as the spacecraft flew past, rather than the satellite’s orbit around the main asteroid. NASA / Goddard / SwRI / ASU