Dr. Lucy McFadden

Lucy McFadden has studied our solar system from every angle. She's observed asteroids through telescopes and worked on the Deep Impact mission to blast chunks off a comet. She's also a part of the Deep Impact's extended mission -- EXPOXI. Lucy also plays a key role as scientist and educator on the Dawn mission asteroid Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres. Asteroid 3066 McFadden is named for her contributions in research.

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