The geological features of an oddly shaped asteroid visited by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft now have official names, and like the mission’s moniker, they reflect a focus on early human relatives. Lucy flew by the asteroid, dubbed 52246 Donaldjohanson, on April 20, and the names of the spacecraft and asteroid were far from coincidental. The asteroid is named after Donald Johanson, …
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