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Description: Observing occultations from Earth is one of the tools scientists have for gathering precise information about the size and shape of Lucy’s target destinations, known as “Trojan” asteroids. More information: nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/watching-the-blink-of-a-star-to-size-up-asteroids-for-nasa-s-lucy-mission Video credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center James Tralie (ADNET): Lead Producer Lead Animator Lead Editor Narrator Allison Gasparini (NASA/Intern): Writer Lonnie Shekhtman (ADNET): Writer Music is "No Lights" from Claude Samard of Universal Production Music. This video can be freely shared and downloaded at svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14054. While the video in its entirety can be shared without permission, the music and some individual imagery may have been obtained through permission and may not be excised or remixed in other products. Specific details on such imagery may be found here: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14054. For more information on NASA’s media guidelines, visit nasa.gov/multimedia/guidelines. If you liked this video, subscribe to the NASA Goddard YouTube channel: youtube.com/NASAGoddard Follow NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center · Instagram instagram.com/nasagoddard · Twitter twitter.com/NASAGoddard · Twitter twitter.com/NASAGoddardPix · Facebook: facebook.com/NASAGoddard · Flickr flickr.com/photos/gsfc