On Sat, 16 Oct 2021 04:09:56 -0700 (PDT), StarDust <
csoka01@gmail.com>
wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbwSSdtWUNE
Big ass solar panels on Lucy !
I think, they looking for rare earth metals?
They are not looking for rare earth metals. The Trojan asteroids are
in highly stable orbits, and likely collected where they are very
early in the formation of the Solar System. So unlike main belt
asteroids, they are thought to represent nearly pristine samples of
the material from which our system formed. So their chemistry is
potentially very interesting. The instruments will be analyzing
volatile ices, silicates, and probably organic molecules.
--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)