Subj : China to visit Earth's Qu
To   : Mike Powell
From : Ed Vance
Date : Sat May 31 2025 09:54:05


>  CHINA TO VISIT EARTH'S `QUASI-MOON' AND BRING A CHUNK OF IT BACK
> HOME (3 MINUTE READ) [7] 

>  China's National Space Agency has launched an asteroid sample mission
> aimed at Asteroid 2016HO3, aka 469219 Kamo?oalewa, which orbits the
> Sun. The Tianwen 2 probe rode a Long March 3B rocket into orbit at
> 1:31 Thursday morning. 2016HO3 is estimated to have a diameter of 40
> to 100 meters. It is an attractive target for exploration because it
> can be reached by a spacecraft traveling at a modest 7 kilometers per
> second. The probe will reach the asteroid in about a year and then
> orbit it for a while before landing and attempting to retrieve around
> 100 grams of material. 

> [7]
> https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/29/china_tianwen_2_probe_launch/?utm_so
> urce=tldrnewsletter

>  -- https://tldr.tech/tech

> $$


Mike, That tldr tech url got me interested in seeing what it was.
I Bookmarked it after seeing there were articles I want to look at after
logging off CCO.
Thanks.
Ed
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