Researchers probe how a piece of the moon became a near-Earth asteroid | University of Arizona News

In 2021, a team of University of Arizona astronomers suggested that a recently discovered near-Earth asteroid, Kamo`oalewa, could be a chunk of the moon.

So far, only distant asteroids from beyond the orbit of Mars have been considered a source of near-Earth asteroids, said Renu Malhotra , Regents Professor of planetary sciences and a senior author on the paper.

Publisher: University of Arizona News
Date: 2023-10-22T19:58:19-07:00
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