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« on: July 29, 2011, 06:56:11 PM »
http://www.universetoday.com/87790/earths-first-trojan-asteroid-discovered/

Neat orbital animation included.
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« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2011, 09:34:47 PM »
That's pretty fantastic.  I never knew such a thing was possible.
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« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2011, 04:39:01 AM »
It's kind of a Science Fiction meme that you put Space Colonies at Lagrange points.  The animation helped me visualize 'em.
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