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Asteroid Donaldjohanson wobbles as it rotates, Lucy flyby reveals
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists studying the inner main-belt asteroid Donaldjohanson have found that its rotation wobbles.
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The asteroid Donaldjohanson has been found to exhibit an unusual rotation pattern. Its rotation is not steady, but rather wobbles due to movement on two axes. This means that the asteroid turns end over end once every 10.5 Earth days, while also wobbling around its horizontal axis every 26.5 days. These findings provide new insights into the asteroid's behavior, which may be significant for further study and understanding of its composition and dynamics.
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