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Astronomy & Space Word of The Day
Astronomy & Space Word of The Day
Trojan: An object orbiting in the Lagrange points of another (larger) object. This name derives from a generalization of the names of some of the largest asteroids in Jupiter's Lagrange points: 588 Achilles, 624 Hektor, and 911 Agamemnon. Saturn's satellites Helene, Calypso and Telesto are also sometimes called Trojans.
Today in History:
1958: Black Knight missile of the United Kingdom was launched from the Australian range at Woomera to an altitude of over 300 miles.
1958: Black Knight missile of the United Kingdom was launched from the Australian range at Woomera to an altitude of over 300 miles.