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It follows Mars, but the Trojan asteroid 101429 may be related… – AlKhaleej Today

It follows Mars, but the Trojan asteroid 101429 may be related…

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Mars is being haunted not just by people keeping an eye on future missions and potential off-earth colonies but by another space rock. This asteroid is much smaller than the red planet. Otherwise known as a Trojan, it follows a planets orbit because it is gravitationally trapped 60 degrees in front of or behind that planet. It could possibly have broken off from the moon when intense collisions were still shaping the early solar system. An international team of astronomers and planetary researchers…

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