NASA's Lucy spacecraft is getting ready for its close flyby of asteroid Dinkinesh this Wednesday, Nov 1, at 16:54 UTC.
Asteroid Dinkinesh is about 760 m wide; it is part of the main belt of asteroids located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
Lucy will use this encounter to test its instruments and tracking systems, in preparation for its main mission of surveying 7 Jupiter trojan asteroids in 2027-2033.
