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Close-up of Earth's rare minimoon captured by Tianwen-2

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Close-up of Earth's rare minimoon captured by Tianwen-2
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China's Tianwen-2 mission delivered the first close-up image of Earth's rare quasi-satellite Kamoʻoalewa (2016HO3) from about 20 km away after a year-long journey. The probe will study the rock, collect samples to return to Earth, and then proceed to main-belt comet 311P, advancing our understanding of near-Earth asteroids and their origins.

Topics:top-news#2016ho3#kamooalewa#minimoon#quasi-satellite#science#tianwen-2
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