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NASA's Lucy Mission Unveils Full View of Peanut-Shaped Asteroid Donaldjohanson

NASA's Lucy mission captured the first full image of the peanut-shaped asteroid Donaldjohanson during a close flyby, revealing its complex geology and offering insights into asteroid formation and collisional processes, although it is not the mission's primary target. The encounter serves as a rehearsal for future missions to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, with the next major milestone set for August 2027.