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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Trojan asteroid]]s; a similar group of asteroids around the orbit of [[Jupiter]]
* [[Trojan asteroid]]s; asteroids that reside in [[Trojan point]]s
** [[Jupiter Trojan]]s
** [[Neptune Trojan]]s


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 06:41, 11 December 2010

The L5 group (shown in green) of Asteroids on the orbit of Mars (Mars is shown in red). The L4 group is the light blue region also on Mars' orbit.

The Mars Trojans are a group of objects that share the orbit of the planet Mars around the Sun. They can be found around the two Lagrangian points 60° ahead of and behind Mars.

Presently, this family contains at least four known asteroids: [1]

L4

L5

See also

References

  1. ^ "Minor Planet Center". Retrieved 2010-10-27.