Possible Earth-like Moon Discovered Orbiting Earth

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Possible Earth-like Moon Discovered Orbiting Earth
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A newly-discovered natural satellite, 2023 FW13, has been found orbiting Earth. It is a "quasi-moon" due to its specific orbital characteristics. The space rock was discovered using the Pan-STARRS telescope in Hawaii and is estimated to be about 15 meters across. Its elliptical orbit brings it halfway to Mars and halfway to Venus, but it takes almost exactly the same time as Earth to make a trip around the sun.

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