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Earth bids farewell to its temporary 'mini moon' that is possibly a chunk of our actual moon (phys.org)

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[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

I'm amazed that we can detect a 10 m wide object at 4 million km away. Let alone track its trajectory.