Ep. 574: Trojan Asteroids


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Jun 15 2020 29 mins   32
We imagine the asteroid belt as the place where all the rocks hang out in the Solar System, but there are two huge bands of asteroids that orbit the Sun with Jupiter called the Trojans. And soon, we might actually get a chance to see them up close. Show Notes Trojan Asteroids basics: Astronomy Magazine Swinburne University Lagrange points (NASA) Trojan asteroids around other planets: Mars (Sky & Telescope) Earth (NASA JPL) Uranus (New Scientist) Neptune (Phys.org) Asteroid basics (NASA) Jupiter asteroid disguised as a comet (Earthsky.org) Lucy Mission: NASA Goddard Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) Tour map Asteroids v. Comets (Caltech) Interstellar asteroid ‘Oumuamua (NASA) New Horizons hazards detection (NASA)