Lucy Probe's Second Asteroid Flyby

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NASAâs Lucy Spacecraft Set for High-Stakes Asteroid Encounter on Sunday

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NASA 's Lucy spacecraft will carry out a flyby of the small main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson on April 20 at 1:51 p.m. ET .

It will come within an eerily close distance of 596 miles ( 960 kilometers ) from the target.

This is Lucy ’s second encounter with an asteroid, but it is far more complicated than its first .

The spacecraft will orient itself to track the asteroid around 30 minutes before its close approach.

“The fact that each new asteroid we visit knocks our socks off means weâre only beginning to understand the depth and richness of that history. Telescopic observations are hinting that Donaldjohanson is going to have an interesting story, and Iâm fully expecting to be surprisedâagain.”.

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