Tianwen-2 Captures First Close-Up of Earth's Rare Minimoon Kamo'oalewa
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China's Tianwen-2 mission captured the first close-up of Kamo'oalewa, Earth's rare minimoon and quasi-satellite, after a near-billion-kilometer voyage; the mission will study the asteroid and return rock samples to Earth, potentially clarifying its origin and whether it's a fragment of the Moon.
- China's Spacecraft Snaps First-Ever Close-Up Image Of Earth's Rare 'Minimoon' NDTV
- Chinese spacecraft Tianwen-2 beams back first image of Earth’s “mini moon” Yahoo
- Chinese Tianwen-2 Breaks Record Reaching Smallest Celestial Body Yet Visited By A Spacecraft IFLScience
- China releases first photo of an asteroid some consider Earth’s ‘quasi moon’ NBC News
- Chinese Tianwen-2 space probe reaches asteroid for sampling DW
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