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NASA’s asteroid surveyor snapped stunning shots of Earth and moon

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NASA’s Lucy mission executed the first of three planned slingshot maneuvers around Earth this month in preparation to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, but the spacecraft made sure to take some stunning photos of Earth and the moon before retreating into deep space.

The images, taken on Oct. 13 and Oct. 15 as Lucy began its approach toward Earth for a gravity-assisted speed boost on Oct. 16, are more functional than a couple of simple snapshots. The images were taken to help calibrate Lucy‘s Terminal Tracking Camera (T2CAM) system, which features two identical cameras that the spacecraft will use to pinpoint and track target asteroids as it zips past at high speeds.



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