Science and Exploration

China’s Chang’e-2 Does Close Flyby of Asteroid Toutatis

By Keith Cowing

December 14, 2012

Filed under Asteroid, Asteroids, Chang'e, CNSA, Toutatis

China’s Chang’e-2 Does Close Flyby of Asteroid Toutatis — Asteroid Toutatis

CNSA

China’s Chang’e-2 spacecraft did a flyby of asteroid Toutatis yesterday. Higher resolution images will be released shortly. Image source: CNSA

Keith Cowing

SpaceRef co-founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.

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