The Lucy Mission

Lucy is a NASA Discovery-class mission to send a highly capable and robust spacecraft to investigate primitive bodies near both the L4 and L5 Lagrange points with Jupiter; the Jupiter Trojan asteroids. This heretofore unexplored population of planetesimals from the outer planetary system holds vital clues to deciphering the history of the Solar System. Due to an unusual and fortuitous orbital configuration, Lucy will perform a comprehensive investigation that visits eight Trojans.

The book comprises of chapters that address all facets of the mission, including scientific investigations, spacecraft capabilities, and operational procedures during the asteroid flybys.

Reprinted from Space Science Reviews, Topical Collection: "The Lucy Mission"