Birthplace of red asteroid Kamo‘oalewa pinned to specific moon crater
Updated: 2024-04-25 18:00:15
The redness of asteroid 469219 Kamo‘oalewa marks it out as probably originating on the moon, and now we might know the exact impact crater it was launched from
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