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Lucy mission will explore Trojan asteroids sharing Jupiter's orbit at L4/L5 points.

  1. True - launched 2021 arriving 2027+
  2. False - targets main belt
  3. True - completed flybys already
  4. False - cancelled mission

Answer: True - launched 2021 arriving 2027+

Lucy launched Oct 2021 will visit eight Trojans over 12-year tour, probing diversity and origins of these primordial remnants.

Topic Space Missions - Small Bodies
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