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Detailed explanation-1: -Lucy is the first space mission launched to study the Trojan asteroids. Trojans are small bodies that are remnants of our early solar system.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lucy will alternate visiting Jupiter’s Greek (L4) and Trojan camps (L5) every six years. Seven of the Lucy mission’s targets: the binary asteroid Patroclus/Menoetius, Eurybates, Orus, Leucus, Polymele, and the main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Lucy mission is a NASA probe that will explore a set of asteroids near Jupiter known as the Trojans. These ancient space rocks hold important clues to the creation of our solar system and, potentially, the origin of life on Earth.

Detailed explanation-4: -Named for the fossilized skeleton of one of our earliest known hominin ancestors, the Lucy mission will allow scientists to explore two swarms of Trojan asteroids that share an orbit around the Sun with Jupiter. Scientific evidence indicates that Trojan asteroids are remnants of the material that formed giant planets.

Detailed explanation-5: -The findings from the research resulted in a definitive determination that 2020 XL5 is an Earth Trojan asteroid. 2020 XL5 will remain stable for several millennia, but the weakening grip of gravity will eventually doom 2020 XL5 to roam unmoored through space.