First-Ever Close-Up Revealed of Earth's Rare 'Minimoon'
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China's Tianwen-2 probe has captured the first close-up images of asteroid 2016HO3 (Kamoʻoalewa), Earth's rare quasi-satellite, after traveling 1 billion kilometers in 13 months and approaching to within 20 kilometers on July 2, 2026. The mission will collect samples from what may be the smallest asteroid ever visited by human spacecraft (40–100 meters diameter).
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