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Lunar Fragment Revealed: Earth's Newest Mini-Moon Traced to the Moon's Surface

Lunar Fragment Revealed: Earth's Newest Mini-Moon Traced to the Moon's Surface
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  • 2024 PT5 identified as lunar fragment after analysis by Lowell Observatory.
  • Detected in August 2024 by ATLAS, 2024 PT5 is a mini-moon near Earth.
  • The mini-moon is confirmed as lunar rock resembling Apollo mission samples.
  • Minimal space weathering on 2024 PT5 hints at recent lunar ejection.
  • These findings connect lunar-origin asteroids to specific moon craters.
  • 2024 PT5 is the second such asteroid discovered, after Kamo'oalewa.
  • Research published in Astrophysical Journal Letters on January 14, 2025.
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