[HN Gopher] A probe intended to study the Trojan asteroids takes...
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       A probe intended to study the Trojan asteroids takes off shortly
        
       Author : varyherb
       Score  : 11 points
       Date   : 2021-10-09 20:05 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | vmception wrote:
       | Feels like there should be some good open source tools by now to
       | plot optimal orbital paths and speed and slowing down.
        
       | fernly wrote:
       | Thank you for pointing this out. Non-paywalled info, plus even
       | more & nicer graphics:
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       | https://nasa.gov/mission_pages/lucy/overview/index
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       | http://lucy.swri.edu/
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       | don't miss
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       | http://lucy.swri.edu/mission/Targets.html
        
       | fideloper wrote:
       | The orbital physics used is always impressive.
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       | I assume some velocity adjustment is done by the drone to
       | intersect with the asteroids? Or are the orbits that precise?
        
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