The China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Wednesday unveiled a remarkable image of the Tianwen-2 probe alongside Earth, captured during its deep-space journey.<\/p>\n
The newly released image, acquired by a monitoring camera mounted on the probe’s robotic arm, showcases China’s five-starred red flag and the white return capsule against the backdrop of a distant, blue Earth.<\/p>\n
According to CNSA, the Tianwen-2 probe is currently approximately 43 million kilometers from Earth and 45 million kilometers from the asteroid 2016HO3.<\/p>\n
The probe has successfully completed a series of in-orbit tests, including the deployment of sampling devices and self-checks of electronic devices. All systems are reported to be functioning normally, while onboard instruments have begun collecting valuable scientific data on the space environment, according to the CNSA.<\/p>\n
China launched its first asteroid sample-return mission, Tianwen-2, on May 29 — an endeavour to shed light on the formation and evolution of asteroids and the early solar system.<\/p>\n
The mission aims to achieve multiple goals over a decade-long expedition: collecting samples from near-Earth asteroid 2016HO3 and exploring the main-belt comet 311P, which is farther from Earth than Mars.<\/p>\n
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