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China's Tianwen-1 Captures Rare Close-Up Images of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

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China's Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter captured rare close-up images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS from approximately 29 million kilometers away on October 3rd, making it one of the closest observations of an interstellar object since its May 2025 detection, revealing the comet's coma and tail through challenging technical imaging conditions.

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