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Earth’s New Mini-Moon is Sign of Tremendous Potential for Space Mining, Scientists Say
Top Stories Tamfitronics 2024 PT5, a new mini-moon of our planet, arrived in Earth’s orbit on September 29, 2024.2024 PT5 will experience a temporarily captured flyby in 2024, from September 29 until November 25. Image credit: University of Colorado.2024 PT5 was discovered on August 7, 2024 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System in Sutherland, South Africa.This near-Earth asteroid is around 10 m (33 feet) across and follows a path that resembles that of 2022 NX1.2024 PT5 became a mini-moon of Earth on September 29 and will return to a heliocentric path 56.6 days later, on November 25.“Such near-Earth objects offer a glimpse into the processes that formed our Solar System,” said Dr. Nico Cappelluti, an astrophysicist at the University of Miami.“Most of the asteroids in our Solar System are rocky remnants left over from the formation of the Solar System.”2024 PT5...
