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Tianwen-2 probe/ China's spacecraft aims to bring back samples from asteroid near Mars

2025-05-30 22:43:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Tianwen-2 probe/ China's spacecraft aims to bring back samples from

China has launched a spacecraft that promises to return samples from an asteroid near Mars and yield new discoveries and expand humanity's knowledge of the cosmos, the country's space agency said. The Tianwen-2 probe was launched from southern China aboard a Long March 3-B rocket.

The probe will collect samples from asteroid 2016HO3 and explore main-belt comet 311P, which is even further from Earth than Mars, according to the China National Space Administration.

Shan Zhongde, head of the CNSA, was quoted as saying that the Tianwen-2 mission represents an important step in China's new journey in interplanetary exploration.

Samples from 2016HO3 are expected to return in about two years. The asteroids, chosen for their relatively stable orbits, will hopefully provide clues about the formation of Earth, such as the origin of water.

China previously returned rock samples from the far side of the moon to Earth in a historic mission and has welcomed international cooperation. /CNA





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