Asteroid Trailing Mars is possibly the long-lost twin of our … – AlKhaleej Today

Depiction of the planet Mars and its retinue of Trojans orbiting around Lagrange points L4 and L5. The dashed curve traces the planets orbit. At L5, the asteroid 101429 is represented by the blue dot, the asteroid Eureka and its family are represented in red and amber, respectively. Photo credit: Armagh Observatory
An international team of planetary researchers led by astronomers at the AOP has found an asteroid that is after it Mars with a composition very similar to that of the moon. The asteroid…

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