China's Tianwen-2 Probe To Collect Samples From An Earth Quasi-Moon - Launch Prep Underway

Space.com 2025-09-02

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The Tianwen-2 probe is being prepped for launch at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

The probe will "collect samples from the near-Earth asteroid 2016 HO3 and conducting an exploration of comet 311P," according to China Central Television.

Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China Central Television (CCTV) | edited by Steve Spaleta

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