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Rare Moon Fragment Discovered Near Earth: 2024 PT5

2/1/2025

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Astronomers have discovered a small space rock, 2024 PT5, near Earth, measuring about 10 meters wide. This intriguing fragment, thought to be a piece of the Moon, poses no threat of collision. Its unique characteristics offer a rare opportunity to study lunar materials, marking it as only the second known object of its kind in Earth's orbit.

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Astronomers have discovered a small space rock, 2024 PT5, near Earth, measuring about 10 meters wide. This intriguing fragment, thought to be a piece of the Moon, poses no threat of collision. Its unique characteristics offer a rare opportunity to study lunar materials, marking it as only the second known object of its kind in Earth's orbit.