China's Spacecraft Snaps First-Ever Close-Up Image Of Earth's Rare 'Minimoon'
China's Tianwen-2 space probe has captured the first-ever close-up images of Kamoʻoalewa, a rare quasi-moon orbiting Earth.
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China's Tianwen-2 space probe has captured the first-ever close-up images of Kamoʻoalewa, a rare quasi-moon orbiting Earth.
China's Tianwen-2 probe has reached asteroid 2016 HO3 (Kamo’oalewa) to conduct scientific exploration and collect a sample.
China's Tianwen-2 probe has arrived at a quasi-moon of Earth, marking a significant milestone in its mission to an asteroid.