China’s Tianwen-2 Returns Earth, Moon Images as ‘Lunar Cave’ Robot Tests Continue
- The China National Space Administration released images of Earth and the Moon captured by the Tianwen-2 probe on May 30, 2025.
- The Tianwen-2 probe is in good working condition after 33 days in orbit and approximately 12 million kilometers from Earth.
- China launched the Tianwen-2 mission on May 29, 2025, to explore asteroids and shed light on the early solar system.
- The mission aims to collect samples from the near-Earth asteroid 2016HO3 and explore the main-belt comet 311P.
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Tianwen 2 sends back images of Earth, moon
China's Tianwen 2 asteroid sampling spacecraft has been on its interplanetary itinerary for more than 33 days, orbiting at a distance of over 12 million kilometers from Earth, and it is in good working condition, the China National Space Administration said on Tuesday.
China's Tianwen-2 probe sent back images of Earth and moon
China's asteroid probe Tianwen-2 has captured images of the Earth and moon, which the China National Space Administration (CNSA) released on Tuesday.The CNSA said that the narrow-field-of-view navigation sensor equipped on the probe recently captured
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