Reply to post: Re: Near Jupiter?

Saturday start for NASA's Lucy probe on its 12-year quest to map Jupiter's Trojan asteroids

bombastic bob Silver badge
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Re: Near Jupiter?

you do have a point (geometrically), though being part of the orbital system of Jupiter might (in some vague way) make them "near". Is there a better adjective for "a member of the orbital system" ??

(Greeks and Trojans for now I guess)

still kinda fun that the gravity depressions caused by Jupiter's L4 and L5 attract so many natural objects, many with (apparently) stable orbits. Well, we'll know for sure within the next decade or so.

I bet if you wanted a really cool space telescope you could do one at Earth's L4 or L5 if it has not already been done. Stable orbit and no nearby planets or moons to occlude or out-shine things, direct line of site for radio comms.

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