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@garfieldfan21 😊 It's fun to say but that's actually what it is! Lucy is carrying an artificial diamond that will split light beams in its far-infrared spectrometer instrument. Splitting the light will help scientists determine the temperature and surface properties of an asteroid. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 14, 2021

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NOW: With just two days till launch, #LucyMission experts give us a rundown of the spacecraft’s design and science instruments – including its diamond beam splitter. 💎 https://t.co/TLdHpgtsim — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 14, 2021

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Lucy's gigantic solar arrays stretch out like a paper fan to 24 feet, or 7.3 meters. The arrays allow the spacecraft to travel farther from the Sun than any other solar-powered spacecraft to date, explains @LockheedMartin engineer Katie Oakman. #LucyMission https://t.co/PUloJ7zM68 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 14, 2021