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China's Tianwen 2 probe reaches target asteroid, starts scientific exploration
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China's Tianwen 2 robotic probe has successfully rendezvoused with the near-Earth asteroid 2016 HO3 to begin scientific exploration. The mission aims to collect data on the asteroid's composition and structure to prepare for a future sample-return operation.
China's Tianwen 2 asteroid sampling spacecraft rendezvoused with its target — a near-Earth asteroid called 2016 HO3 — and has begun to carry out scientific surveys, the China National Space Administration announced on Monday
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